r/algae

This week's question is: What is your favorite kind of algae?

I just read there was an algae prevention ozone system that trump wanted removed in advance of his ufc cage fight match at the Whitehouse. Is this true

I’ve got enough D.E. For the filter and 4 three inch chlorine tablets in the floating chlorinator and algae keeps growing on the walls! I brush it add clarify and still comes back! Please help am I doing something wrong or not doing something? All answers are helpful

So I am an undergrad student currently studying a multitude of things and an interest in everything! My current research project for the lab I am in is studying genome size of zooplankton, specifically copepods, and environmental factors. Over the past few years I’ve learned a lot about zooplankton but one thing specifically has really stuck with me… they are very resilient.
Some species can survive in environments that are radioactive, extremely cold or hot, and many other weird aspects that would leave any other living thing to die. These zooplankton are staples in water systems and hydrobiology.
Another huge interest of mine is space and alien life and life in space, a very broad and common topic of discussion. When thinking about how in the world these fit together I began to question whether some of these zooplankton species could possible survive in environments that would be present in space and on other planets.

Essentially could I recreate certain environmental factors that resemble those in space, collect the most resilient species of zooplankton, algae and bacteria, and create a functioning and surviving water ecosystem?

I know there is a lot to discuss with this topic and so many things that would need ironing out but I thought I would bring it to Reddit first to see other people’s thoughts on it!

TLDR : could I create an ecosystem of algae, bacteria and zooplankton in an environment that resembles one in space such as mars?