So my tank has population of pods but it seems to have started to drop off. I figured it wouldn't hurt to add a boost to my refugium. Any recommendations or tips?
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So my tank has population of pods but it seems to have started to drop off. I figured it wouldn't hurt to add a boost to my refugium. Any recommendations or tips?
I hear Algae Barn pods are some of the best in the business. I cannot imagine a scenario where adding pods will hurt you.
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FWIW I don’t think adding pods will do much on its own. The tank can only support so many. Adding more would only be a temporary boost unless you also feed phyto for them to sustain on. Algae barn and Reef nutrition are both excellent sources.
Reef nutrition Tigger pods are my favorite. I've used algae barn pods but not sold on them. None of their pods are as large as the reef nutrition Tigger pods and they don't seem to populate like the reef nutrition tiggers. You can barely see them in the 5280 mixed bottles.
I had what I thought was a large population but after dosing chemiclean i only see a few here and there. I can still see them at night in DT as well. I figured the larger population might help with dinos as well. I will look into phytoagree, before spending money on new pods, see if you can sustain your population by dosing phyto. The alternative can get expensive. If you're not trying to feed a mandarin or other inhabitant that requires pods, don't sweat the drop in population. I can't see any in my tank, but my mandarin healthy appearance confirms they are there, and when I do rock work I can see them scurry. I presume the ones that swim out in the open are quickly picked off.
+1. I was an Algae Barn subscriber until I discovered my LFS carried the Reef Nutrition Tiggers. In addition to saving on shipping, and while I was content with the 5280, the difference you noted was undeniable.
Lastly, Reef Nutrition live phyto is a think soup that requires a few drops a week, and because it's so concentrated, the bottle takes up very little fridge space.