Pods

[DYIguy]

I never thought much about them, other then that they were a sign of a healthy tank. Lately I've found that they are big with introducing new fish to a tank- especially picky eaters. Some only eat pods- mandarins, my rainford gobys, but the yellow watchman and the clown goby's haven't taken to frozen, flake or pellets, but all are healthy- I've seen all of them pick at the walls and substrate- I know it isn't for the algae

 

[amado]

I look at pods as the foundation of my tank. They
Are a excellent clean up crew. They clean and feed the tank.

 

[DYIguy]

Sometimes the obvious is lost on me- I put the big ball of cheato that was full of pods in my DT for a half hour- pods gone- either eaten or will be soon

 

[mickeysreef <*))))<]

pod hotel. they are probably alive

 

[gon2srf]

Throw a light around the tank a couple hours after lights out in your tank. You will likely see many running around your tank.

 

[amado]

To be honest it’s almost impossible to have a healthy reef
tank without any pods. They are in every tank even if you can’t see them they are there in the rocks. In the over flow or sump area. It’s like ants in a yard even if you don’t see them they are there.

 

[brokereefer]

Pod hotel is a good way to go. Let the pods grow in the chaeto in your refugium. Throw a pod hotel in the refugium and some of the pods will get themselves established in there. Periodically take the pod hotel and shake it out in your DT when the lights are out (so the fish won't instantly eat all the pods). This will help to transplant pods to reseed the population on your live rock in the DT.