Copepods Solving My Cyano Problem

[Dinkins Aquatic Gardens]

Our Angelfish-focused FOWLR tank was suffering from a case of the "ugly phase" just a month ago. Every surface was covered in red cyano - you couldn't even see the sand at all. I added two half gallon Reef Snackleboxes, and this is it just one month later. We still feed the same, light the same, etc. The only change was the addition of the copepods in our Reef Snacklebox.

Adding pods to your tank really does work, folks!

 

[haitian_reefer]

Or your tank worked itself out

 

[Dinkins Aquatic Gardens]

Or your tank worked itself out

Could be. We know that copepods can eat cyano, and I haven't done anything differently other than adding them. So it definitely could be a "correlation doesn't imply causation" thing, but I'm personally leaning toward the pods.

 

[ninjamyst]

I would love to try this but my wrasse will destroy any pods in my display in minutes ... Expensive snack for them