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are you planning on starting your own culture?
was a long time ago, but was a pain in the butt,
just saturate your tanks/sumps with them should maintain population.
just want diveristy since at the moment I have none!
You can do that and then do a biodiversity kit from ispf. Their kits rock.

gonna definityley check this out!
I feel Copepods are more than food. They also combat Algae issues and help in the cycle of the tank. I dose 3 containers of AlgaeBarn Ecopods every 6 weeks. It is to help make sure my Divided Leopard wrasse stays fat and healthy, BUT, it is also to make sure that the algae is kept back.
I got pods from algae barn and the bag had nothing moving. Felt like I just added gha..

These guys "Heisenburg" show (high density mix of Tigriopus, Apocyclops and Tisbe pods) Someone on local site did the math one day for me and said ( 8oz container for around $10-15 so a gallon would be around $160ish. So that is about right because I see it as a "bulk" order. Plus that includes shipping. Another example is from Algaebarn. They sell 16oz for $45 and that doesnt include shipping.)

Thx folks for all the responses!!
 

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Rusty wants to know if it’s worth having something like one or three of those “copepod hotels” in our sump in addition to the various rock we’ll have.

he also feels that periodic additions of various species of pods over time is probably a good idea
 

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First, horrible pic caught in the moment and she wont slow down ever!
Thought I saw it all but watched this fish take mysis right out of the plates mouth!
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saw the pic and “smooth criminal” started playing in my head lol
 

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Rusty wants to know if it’s worth having something like one or three of those “copepod hotels” in our sump in addition to the various rock we’ll have.

he also feels that periodic additions of various species of pods over time is probably a good idea
Well rusty I personally wouldn't spend 50 on a hotel only amphipods use when I have chaeto. Adding pods is a good idea though
 

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Rusty wants to know if it’s worth having something like one or three of those “copepod hotels” in our sump in addition to the various rock we’ll have.

he also feels that periodic additions of various species of pods over time is probably a good idea
If you have rock, no need for a pod hotel, unless you want to have something to take out and shake into the DT. If that is the case, one of those cheap body scrubber thingys works great.
 

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Scrubbed out all the gha in the 120 (cept that turbo, kinda like the hair do :p) moving to the basement to clean something else. Have a good night all!
(cant wait, Christmas we get to move qt coral to dt and get some more life in here!)
Diggin the scape man :cool: , I’m gonna sound like an ad but algae barn is good to me , I bought phyto and like you it looked lifeless andi messaged them , they sent a free replacement of ocean magik no shipping either and included a jar of pods . Said they were switching phyto culture so I was unluckyfirst time lol
 

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Diggin the scape man :cool: , I’m gonna sound like an ad but algae barn is good to me , I bought phyto and like you it looked lifeless andi messaged them , they sent a free replacement of ocean magik no shipping either and included a jar of pods . Said they were switching phyto culture so I was unluckyfirst time lol
best part of an algae barn order?
GIF by Blossom
 

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Exactly!! That’s the free fish lol

you keep mentioning free fish. And I suppose I’ve probably missed something.

but…what do you mean by “free fish”

(I’ve already been eyeing the ol barn for the different species they have as far as pods go)
 

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you keep mentioning free fish. And I suppose I’ve probably missed something.

but…what do you mean by “free fish”

(I’ve already been eyeing the ol barn for the different species they have as far as pods go)
they top each order with an individually wrapped swedish fish candy. :cool:
 

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you keep mentioning free fish. And I suppose I’ve probably missed something.

but…what do you mean by “free fish”

(I’ve already been eyeing the ol barn for the different species they have as far as pods go)
Lol algae barn includes Swedish fish in every order
 

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CW-100 is the model I believe. The middle sized clear water in layman’s terms I guess?
i'm not sure how the waterfall type does with pod retention.
my floater is loaded with them.
when i pull out a clump of algae to feed the fox and tomini, 5-10 pods are hiding in it.
it's a free for all between the fish to which is fastest.
 

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