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Is it a good idea or a bad idea to use a HOB filter on a copepod culture?
I am starting two cultures for copepods, one for tisbe biminiensis and one for tigriopus californicus (tisbe/tigger)
I planned on using two 10 gallon tanks that I have spare, as I have heard the increased surface area is good [and I'm not using the tanks for anything else!]
I have two spare Tidal 35 HOB filters - could I use these on the copepod culture tanks to provide some biological filtration?
I would not use any sponges or filter floss, only one of the nylon bags of Seachem Matrix that has been seeded from my display [note: my display does not have any copepods yet or any other organisms that could contaminate the Seachem Matrix and crash a copepod culture, knock on wood]
I know that mechanical filtration can reduce nauplii and disrupt the life cycle, making it harder for the copepod population to boom - why people may stop using their filter socks.
However if I'm not using a sponge or filter floss, only the nylon bag of Seachem Matrix, shouldn't the impact on the population / disruption be very minimal?
Where the benefits of using the HOB for biological filtration would outweigh the potential harm / disruption?
I know that copepods prefer (and can thrive in) low flow cultures - if I have the HOB on the lowest setting perhaps?
This may be a dumb question, as everyone has their copepod population growing and rotating through display to sump in their displays with no problem - I just thought I would ask here first before using my Tidal 35 HOBs on my copepod cultures, in case someone else had done so and ran into problems
Bonus question: I have heard that the copepods are not a fan of smooth glass walls where they can struggle to hold on - any tips to prevent / disrupt this? Putting live rock in the tank perhaps?
Thank you for your advice!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Is it a good idea or a bad idea to use a HOB filter on a copepod culture?
I am starting two cultures for copepods, one for tisbe biminiensis and one for tigriopus californicus (tisbe/tigger)
I planned on using two 10 gallon tanks that I have spare, as I have heard the increased surface area is good [and I'm not using the tanks for anything else!]
I have two spare Tidal 35 HOB filters - could I use these on the copepod culture tanks to provide some biological filtration?
I would not use any sponges or filter floss, only one of the nylon bags of Seachem Matrix that has been seeded from my display [note: my display does not have any copepods yet or any other organisms that could contaminate the Seachem Matrix and crash a copepod culture, knock on wood]
I know that mechanical filtration can reduce nauplii and disrupt the life cycle, making it harder for the copepod population to boom - why people may stop using their filter socks.
However if I'm not using a sponge or filter floss, only the nylon bag of Seachem Matrix, shouldn't the impact on the population / disruption be very minimal?
Where the benefits of using the HOB for biological filtration would outweigh the potential harm / disruption?
I know that copepods prefer (and can thrive in) low flow cultures - if I have the HOB on the lowest setting perhaps?
This may be a dumb question, as everyone has their copepod population growing and rotating through display to sump in their displays with no problem - I just thought I would ask here first before using my Tidal 35 HOBs on my copepod cultures, in case someone else had done so and ran into problems
Bonus question: I have heard that the copepods are not a fan of smooth glass walls where they can struggle to hold on - any tips to prevent / disrupt this? Putting live rock in the tank perhaps?
Thank you for your advice!