So I am in the process of moving my 90 gallon to another location in my house. I have everything planned out well, except I am a bit concerned about my population of copepods. My initial plan was to just dose copepods again when I’m set up in the new location, but I planned my move for this weekend and my pod order has been delayed and won’t arrive until next week.
The main issue is with my mandarin, I don’t want her to go hungry waiting for the new pods to come over. So, bullet points:
- Do I even have to worry? I am reusing the rocks (minus algae which I will be scrubbing off.) but not the substrate. Should there be enough of a population in the 120 or so pounds of rock to be ok? For my own information where do pods live? Mostly substrate or rocks? I have them up on my glass, so I figure I have a healthy amount in there, but I’m worried not using the substrate will hollow out my numbers.
- My tentative plan is to move some substrate and a few rocks into a spare 40 gallon tank and fill with water from my display and move the mandarin there. And to leave that setup at least until I get my new pods in. Solid plan or no?
- While I’m here, is there a reliable way to gauge my population, to know when I’m getting “low” and should supplement?
Thanks in advance.
The main issue is with my mandarin, I don’t want her to go hungry waiting for the new pods to come over. So, bullet points:
- Do I even have to worry? I am reusing the rocks (minus algae which I will be scrubbing off.) but not the substrate. Should there be enough of a population in the 120 or so pounds of rock to be ok? For my own information where do pods live? Mostly substrate or rocks? I have them up on my glass, so I figure I have a healthy amount in there, but I’m worried not using the substrate will hollow out my numbers.
- My tentative plan is to move some substrate and a few rocks into a spare 40 gallon tank and fill with water from my display and move the mandarin there. And to leave that setup at least until I get my new pods in. Solid plan or no?
- While I’m here, is there a reliable way to gauge my population, to know when I’m getting “low” and should supplement?
Thanks in advance.