No, not another "culturing pods" topic....
Well, it is.... Apologies, hoping for some wisdom here...
After cleaning filter socks (specialy), vacuming refugium, harvesting chaeto etc.... i notice large population of pods, that, sadly, ends up in trash, one way or another...
So, idea is here - can i simply put them in some jar with saltwater, feed as needed, and hopefully have growing population of pods that i can "dose" to my tank.... In sump, refugium section, i see tons of them on glass (i don't clean algae from glass), but not sure how many ends up in display tank. Of course, there is some there too, mandarin is alive and look happy for months, so i figure he have something to eat "up there"....
But, if i can produce more, why not....
Will this idea work, what food to throw in that jar, lighting, is there any flow needed, water changes..... I don't dose phyto, so, probably pods can live and reproduce without it, so tought is, fresh sw, vacum some pods from fuge, and ocassionaly some meaty food....
Toughts? Or is this just plain stupid idea?
Well, it is.... Apologies, hoping for some wisdom here...
After cleaning filter socks (specialy), vacuming refugium, harvesting chaeto etc.... i notice large population of pods, that, sadly, ends up in trash, one way or another...
So, idea is here - can i simply put them in some jar with saltwater, feed as needed, and hopefully have growing population of pods that i can "dose" to my tank.... In sump, refugium section, i see tons of them on glass (i don't clean algae from glass), but not sure how many ends up in display tank. Of course, there is some there too, mandarin is alive and look happy for months, so i figure he have something to eat "up there"....
But, if i can produce more, why not....
Will this idea work, what food to throw in that jar, lighting, is there any flow needed, water changes..... I don't dose phyto, so, probably pods can live and reproduce without it, so tought is, fresh sw, vacum some pods from fuge, and ocassionaly some meaty food....
Toughts? Or is this just plain stupid idea?