Do pods really eat cyano and/or dinos?

[Just John]

I've seen posts where people say they have "heard" that pods eat cyano and dinos. But is anyone able to say that pods definitely made a difference?

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Hmmm? I have pods and don’t have cyano or dinos. So maybe “yes”??? Following.

 

[Super Fly]

Here u go, BRS tests using pods

 

[Super Fly]

 

[vetteguy53081]

I've seen posts where people say they have "heard" that pods eat cyano and dinos. But is anyone able to say that pods definitely made a difference?

While they can or will, they cannot keep up with the rate of reproduction of cyano and dino

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Well according to the BRS video if you add a TON of pods during a specific point of the ugly stage then you may notice a positive difference...however, if your tank isn't going through the "ugly phase" and you have dinos or cyano i highly doubt adding a bunch of pods would be the cure. Probably better to identify the source of the problem and go from there.

 

[Just John]

Thanks for finding the videos for me!

 

[Super Fly]

agree with others, it's not the cure all but I believe they are highly beneficial to the reef ecosystem.

 

[Just John]

Well according to the BRS video if you add a TON of pods during a specific point of the ugly stage then you may notice a positive difference...however, if your tank isn't going through the "ugly phase" and you have dinos or cyano i highly doubt adding a bunch of pods would be the cure. Probably better to identify the source of the problem and go from there.

Fortunately, I don't have any issues right now, but my hope is that they will help prevent them in the future.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I added pods early on and so far never had an issue with dinos and my ugly stage was little to nothing. Dry rock , live sand, one 1 pound live rock from someones old tank and slowly added turbos as there was enough food for them.

 

[exnisstech]

I have pods galore. I feel bad when I change my socks because there are so many in them but I have cyano as well. Tanks have been running for several years and I am working on the cyano but am not depending on the pods to take care of it.

 

[Jilly92]

I've seen posts where people say they have "heard" that pods eat cyano and dinos. But is anyone able to say that pods definitely made a difference?

They eat diatoms.