Adding copedods - amount and frequency

[LMSquire]

Hey all,

72 gal RSR 350 with a newly added refugium with chaeto and other macros.

I added a jar of about 5000 tig pods when I set up the fuge a month or so ago. I have plenty of bio balls and block.

For livestock I have lots of coral, two nems, foxface, yellow tang, firefish, two clowns, a mandarin goby, a watchman and pistol, and some other shrimp and inverts.

Should I add more pods now, and if so, how many? And how often should I continue to add? Will it get to a point where they breed fast enough to keep the supply steady?

 

[Debramb]

Hey all,

72 gal RSR 350 with a newly added refugium with chaeto and other macros.

I added a jar of about 5000 tig pods when I set up the fuge a month or so ago. I have plenty of bio balls and block.

For livestock I have lots of coral, two nems, foxface, yellow tang, firefish, two clowns, a mandarin goby, a watchman and pistol, and some other shrimp and inverts.

Should I add more pods now, and if so, how many? And how often should I continue to add? Will it get to a point where they breed fast enough to keep the supply steady?

For honest and experienced answers contact Reefs by Steele. He has several tanks himself and will give answers honestly!
Debra
PS my next order of ALL pods comes next week!

 

[DrkNMighty]

Hey all,

72 gal RSR 350 with a newly added refugium with chaeto and other macros.

I added a jar of about 5000 tig pods when I set up the fuge a month or so ago. I have plenty of bio balls and block.

For livestock I have lots of coral, two nems, foxface, yellow tang, firefish, two clowns, a mandarin goby, a watchman and pistol, and some other shrimp and inverts.

Should I add more pods now, and if so, how many? And how often should I continue to add? Will it get to a point where they

Hey all,

72 gal RSR 350 with a newly added refugium with chaeto and other macros.

I added a jar of about 5000 tig pods when I set up the fuge a month or so ago. I have plenty of bio balls and block.

For livestock I have lots of coral, two nems, foxface, yellow tang, firefish, two clowns, a mandarin goby, a watchman and pistol, and some other shrimp and inverts.

Should I add more pods now, and if so, how many? And how often should I continue to add? Will it get to a point where they breed fast enough to keep the supply steady?

How big is your mandarin? This will likely be your largest consumer of pods.

Did you add all pods to your refugium or some in display?

I personally added at least 3 different species every few months until I could pretty easily see them on the glass of the tank. I added tigs, tisbe, and cyclops.

 

[LMSquire]

How big is your mandarin? This will likely be your largest consumer of pods.

Did you add all pods to your refugium or some in display?

I personally added at least 3 different species every few months until I could pretty easily see them on the glass of the tank. I added tigs, tisbe, and cyclops.

How many total did you add and what size is your tank?

Yeah from what I read mandarins can consume like over a thousand a day which is crazy!

I added half to fuge and half to tank.

 

[DrkNMighty]

How many total did you add and what size is your tank?

Yeah from what I read mandarins can consume like over a thousand a day which is crazy!

I added half to fuge and half to tank.

My tank with the mandarin is 45 gal display and 15 gal sump. When I originally seeded the tank I think I added 9 - 8oz bottles. 2 of each type in the display and 1 of each type in the sump. The place I buy from packs their bottles pretty dense.

I just setup a 115 gal and 30 gal sump and seeded with 6 - 8oz bottles. I can tell they reproduced quickly because I can see them all over the glass and in the sump.

 

[LMSquire]

My tank with the mandarin is 45 gal display and 15 gal sump. When I originally seeded the tank I think I added 9 - 8oz bottles. 2 of each type in the display and 1 of each type in the sump. The place I buy from packs their bottles pretty dense.

I just setup a 115 gal and 30 gal sump and seeded with 6 - 8oz bottles. I can tell they reproduced quickly because I can see them all over the glass and in the sump.

Ok I definitely need to add more then. I have another 10,000 coming, probably order another 20,000. Can you have too many pods in a tank? I mean, within reason?

 

[kevgib67]

Ok I definitely need to add more then. I have another 10,000 coming, probably order another 20,000. Can you have too many pods in a tank? I mean, within reason?

Simple answer is no, you can’t have to many pods.Their population though, will depend on the food, phytoplankton, available.

 

[LMSquire]

Simple answer is no, you can’t have to many pods.Their population though, will depend on the food, phytoplankton, available.

I dose phyto so shouldn’t be a problem. Thank you!

 

[kevgib67]

I dose phyto so shouldn’t be a problem. Thank you!

Good, available food will determine population size.