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Does the same apply if you're adding them to a refugium with chaeto in it?From what I read most reefers add them at night time/lights off to help minimise predation from other fish and give the pods a chance. AlgaeBarn may have a different recommendation for you though.
Does the same apply if you're adding them to a refugium with chaeto in it?
He may be, my question was more for me lol. I am getting a bunch of pods tomorrow, and i planned on adding them to my fugeI wouldn't think so, I was assuming the op was adding directly to the display tank.
I wouldn't think so, I was assuming the op was adding directly to the display tank.
Lights and pumps off for 10 min. I received my order last week and this was the instructions they gave me
I turn off my return pump for a few minutes to give the pods a chance to get down into the chaeto and not get sucked back up into the display immediately.He may be, my question was more for me lol. I am getting a bunch of pods tomorrow, and i planned on adding them to my fuge
Its the elevation of Denver (mile high) Algae Barn located in CORunning a filter sock with Pods in a system would definitely filter a large number of the Pods out of that system. That's pretty much self-defeating.
Also.... errr, maybe slightly off topic buy can someone tell me why there's 5280 Pods? Does the number 5280 seem familiar to anyone?
Algae Barn says soRunning a filter sock with Pods in a system would definitely filter a large number of the Pods out of that system. That's pretty much self-defeating.
Also.... errr, maybe slightly off topic buy can someone tell me why there's 5280 Pods? Does the number 5280 seem familiar to anyone?
Algae Barn says so
Hi,
Thanks for the question. 5280 Pods is because we grow all of our pods at approx 5280 feet (1 mile) above sea level. This means we do not use natural sea water to grow our pods which could contain unwanted parasites and hitchhikers etc. As for dosing the pods we recommend adding them at night when the lights are off and after the fish have been fed. We recommend turning off all filtration and pumps for 2 hours after adding the pods and removing your filter socks for 24 hours to give the pods time to settle in. Once settled, the pods will stay where they want to be and will not be effected by the pumps etc as copepods are some of the fastest living organisms on earth relative to their size and have evolved and adapted to handle and navigate ocean currents much stronger that what is typically recreated in an aquarium. These instructions are also printed in detail on the back label of every bag. Please let us know if you have any other questions, thank you!
Lan
Are pods and algae grown without fish to prevent ich and velvet or would I need to quarantine those items first?
Hi,
Thanks for the question. 5280 Pods is because we grow all of our pods at approx 5280 feet (1 mile) above sea level. This means we do not use natural sea water to grow our pods which could contain unwanted parasites and hitchhikers etc. As for dosing the pods we recommend adding them at night when the lights are off and after the fish have been fed. We recommend turning off all filtration and pumps for 2 hours after adding the pods and removing your filter socks for 24 hours to give the pods time to settle in. Once settled, the pods will stay where they want to be and will not be effected by the pumps etc as copepods are some of the fastest living organisms on earth relative to their size and have evolved and adapted to handle and navigate ocean currents much stronger that what is typically recreated in an aquarium. These instructions are also printed in detail on the back label of every bag. Please let us know if you have any other questions, thank you!