Hi,
I’m having a bot of trouble trying to start a copepod colony inside my reef tank/sump. After about 1/2 days of adding my pods they die off and im struggling as to why they are dying off.
my specs and params:
70 gal tank (10gal sump With refugium and cheato)
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 5ppm
Salinity: 1.024 SG
Phosphate: 0.25ppm
Ph: 8.2
Alk: 8 dKh
Cal: 440ppm
Mag: 1260ppm
livestock:
7 Nassarius Snails
1 yellow watchman goby
When i add my pods i normally turn lights, skimmer and pump off for about 1 hour, float bag of pods on the surface, add about 10ml of phytoplankton and then after about 30 minutes i add them to my fuge.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Thanks!
I’m having a bot of trouble trying to start a copepod colony inside my reef tank/sump. After about 1/2 days of adding my pods they die off and im struggling as to why they are dying off.
my specs and params:
70 gal tank (10gal sump With refugium and cheato)
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 5ppm
Salinity: 1.024 SG
Phosphate: 0.25ppm
Ph: 8.2
Alk: 8 dKh
Cal: 440ppm
Mag: 1260ppm
livestock:
7 Nassarius Snails
1 yellow watchman goby
When i add my pods i normally turn lights, skimmer and pump off for about 1 hour, float bag of pods on the surface, add about 10ml of phytoplankton and then after about 30 minutes i add them to my fuge.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Thanks!