Did I add pods or just green water?

[minorhero]

My tank finished its cycle and I decided to add some hermit crabs and some pods to 'test' the waters as it were.

The pods were purchased at my local fish store. I've been going to this fish store for years and have always seen these bags of green water hanging out by the checkout counter. Until I got into saltwater recently, I didn't know they were pods. Today I bought a bag of 'apocalypse pods' and added them to my tank. But before I added them I looked pretty closely at the bag trying to find them. I couldn't see anything moving in the bag.

Reading online it looks like I should have been able to see something....??

So did I add pods or was it just a bag of green water with all the pods long dead?

 

[Lavey29]

Guess you can determine in the coming weeks if you see pods in your tank running around at night.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

My tank finished its cycle and I decided to add some hermit crabs and some pods to 'test' the waters as it were.

The pods were purchased at my local fish store. I've been going to this fish store for years and have always seen these bags of green water hanging out by the checkout counter. Until I got into saltwater recently, I didn't know they were pods. Today I bought a bag of 'apocalypse pods' and added them to my tank. But before I added them I looked pretty closely at the bag trying to find them. I couldn't see anything moving in the bag.

Reading online it looks like I should have been able to see something....??

So did I add pods or was it just a bag of green water with all the pods long dead?

Hard to know at this point...

 

[minorhero]

Guess you can determine in the coming weeks if you see pods in your tank running around at night.

I mean, am I right in thinking they are big enough to see with the naked eye? I should have seen them in the bag, or when I dumped the bag?

 

[vetteguy53081]

My tank finished its cycle and I decided to add some hermit crabs and some pods to 'test' the waters as it were.

The pods were purchased at my local fish store. I've been going to this fish store for years and have always seen these bags of green water hanging out by the checkout counter. Until I got into saltwater recently, I didn't know they were pods. Today I bought a bag of 'apocalypse pods' and added them to my tank. But before I added them I looked pretty closely at the bag trying to find them. I couldn't see anything moving in the bag.

Reading online it looks like I should have been able to see something....??

So did I add pods or was it just a bag of green water with all the pods long dead?

Ive purchased pods where I thought the same to see a few weeks later . pods in my filter socks

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I mean, am I right in thinking they are big enough to see with the naked eye? I should have seen them in the bag, or when I dumped the bag?

If you held the bag up to the light and didn't see anything, then you probably ended up with just green water. Pods are TINY and you would not see them as you dumped them in the tank

 

[minorhero]

If you held the bag up to the light and didn't see anything, then you probably ended up with just green water. Pods are TINY and you would not see them as you dumped them in the tank

This is what I worried about. These pods were also just sitting out at room temperature and I don't see a lot of turnover of them in the store which has me worried about them.

 

[Tamberav]

I mean, am I right in thinking they are big enough to see with the naked eye? I should have seen them in the bag, or when I dumped the bag?

Many copepods are SUPER tiny.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Many copepods are SUPER tiny.

For my old eyes, I shine a flashlight on the bag/bottle and look at it with a magnifying glass to see if there is anything swimming around...

 

[Lavey29]

I mean, am I right in thinking they are big enough to see with the naked eye? I should have seen them in the bag, or when I dumped the bag?

My eyes aren't that good. I just see dust specs in the water.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

My eyes aren't that good. I just see dust specs in the water.

But if they are twitchy dust specks, you're in business

 

[Lavey29]

But if they are twitchy dust specks, you're in business

Or I'm the one twitching

 

[minorhero]

Thanks guys. I will probably buy some more pods to be safe. I didn't use a magnifying glass but I also didn't see anything moving when I looked in the bag with light from a window.

Any thoughts on which pod species is best for a seahorse tank where temperature is 69 to 72?

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

My tank finished its cycle and I decided to add some hermit crabs and some pods to 'test' the waters as it were.

The pods were purchased at my local fish store. I've been going to this fish store for years and have always seen these bags of green water hanging out by the checkout counter. Until I got into saltwater recently, I didn't know they were pods. Today I bought a bag of 'apocalypse pods' and added them to my tank. But before I added them I looked pretty closely at the bag trying to find them. I couldn't see anything moving in the bag.

Reading online it looks like I should have been able to see something....??

So did I add pods or was it just a bag of green water with all the pods long dead?

Cyclops are pretty small in the copepod species category but you should have been able to see the fully grown adults ( you won't see the nupuli with the naked eye ). I would also start dosing some sort of phyto based product as this helps with the copepod populations

 

[Duncan62]

If you held the bag up to the light and didn't see anything, then you probably ended up with just green water. Pods are TINY and you would not see them as you dumped them in the tank

All the pods from algae barn weren't in green water. Mix of adult and new hatchling. Mostly clear water barely visible pods. Self perpetuating population thru 3 different tanks from using rocks from original tanks.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

All the pods from algae barn weren't in green water. Mix of adult and new hatchling. Mostly clear water barely visible pods. Self perpetuating population thru 3 different tanks from using rocks from original tanks.

Why was this a response to my post?

 

[Duncan62]

Why was this a response to my post?

No. Sorry. Just following along and green water was stuck in my head. I've purchased phyto that was "green water" but not pods.

 

[Duncan62]

No. Sorry. Just following along and green water was stuck in my head. I've purchased phyto that was "green water" but not pods.

Maybe the pods are in a phyto mix. I don't know. Time will tell.

 

[homer1475]

If you purchased "green water" it was probably phytoplankton, which feeds pods.

Even though they are tine, you should have been able to see at least specs of "dust" twitching in the water.

 

[minorhero]

I am sure the green aspect is the phyto. I was more concerned that I couldn't see anything moving and after reading online it seems like I should have. To be safe I have ordered new pods from a reputable online vendor.