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Hello.

I'm a noob, but is there a way I can grow some algae at home to look under the microscope?

I'm new as well, I found this though, a fairly rigorous procedure but worth a read.
https://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Biolumines ... ae-at-Home

I recently had a very similar question in regards to setting up an “indoor stream”

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=5482

You can find the topic here. I purchased some aquarium plant food off amazon found down below which I drop into the aquarium about 2x a week. I also go to my local pet shop and get a bag of water from their aquarium before they do a clean so I have “fresh” dirty water. This introduces new bacteria into the tank. If you don’t have a local pet store you can also buy bottled bacteria for fish tanks. As it stands right now I have to actually clean the tank once every 2 weeks as the algae grows so quickly. It took about 2 weeks for the algae to start growing. Keeping the tank next to the window in direct sunlight is a must and at night I turn on the aquarium light, algae likes light!!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0002569 ... ref=plSrch

I hope this helps! Feel free to ask any questions!!