Pods

[DYIguy]

I've bought several different kinds of pods for a while- Tisbe, apocyclops and Tiger and after putting them in the dt, never saw a sign of them again, so when I moved everything from my 40 but left the pumps running so I could get the remaining snails out I had an explosion of pods- not sure which kind, but they are all over the glass. So I've been collecting them every few days with a sponge pad and adding them to the dt at night. my Canary blenny is fat all the time, the yellow watchman is again taking mouthfulls of sand now and then, and the tang and wrasse are also picking at the sand. Not sure if it's worth the electricity to keep the 40 running for just pods, but it's nice to see full bellies

 

[diana a]

I would keep it running.

 

[DYIguy]

I don't get why pods aren't recommended as part of the cuc/ getting a reef tank established- Amphipods are easy to see and eat uneaten food, but copepods work in the sand, in the rocks and spend part of their life free swimming making them food for every type of fish and a good part of the cuc. I would think that once a tank is cycled and you have algae growing, adding pods would not only add to the cuc but to the food chain. just my 2 cents

 

[DYIguy]

I would keep it running.

When I shut down the 30g I found snails for a month, and I had shut down the filters, pumps and heater. I'm finding Limpets in the 40 now along with all the pods. Not sure how they'll do in the 75 with the wrasse and Canary blenny though

 

[DYIguy]

Any suggestions for harvesting the amphipods, they are all over the rock (too large to move) and the sand/ aragonite

 

[MadReefer]

Use a plastic mesh screen and then transfer to main tank.

 

[Hallowhead]

make a pod hotel, or add a pod hotel.

 

[DYIguy]

make a pod hotel, or add a pod hotel.

will have to look into that