Harvesting and Cleaning Copepods

[lpramos]

I'm almost ready to harvest my Tigriopus.

I have several sieves. Should I harvest the adults, young or both?

How often should I clean mulm and how much to remove?

I change ~1/3 of the water ever couple of days. Red Sea shows ammonia is steady at 0.8 to 1.2, but Hanna Phosphorous ULR has maxed out (>0.613 Phosphate). Should I feed less and/or change more water?

Thanks! Any other advice is welcome. @Reef Nutrition

PS. Many thanks to Skyler at @ReefLegends for amazing service and for offering every type of phyto, pod and PNS bac. All arrived dense and healthy.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

When I culture pods, I don't change the water and I don't test. I run the culture for 3-4 weeks, then I harvest 100%, and I put 10% aside to start a new culture. I empty the container and clean it well, then start all over again.

My culture is below for comparison, simple as possible, I just keep the water green and I top off once a week, but otherwise zero maintenance.

 

[ReefLegends]

Let me see if I can find an Instagram clip on my page.

@Reefer Dan on here does a great job growing tigriopus, he has a YouTube channel and does the best I’ve seen growing them for the size he grows.

Here is a link to his YouTube clip.