Total noob question about Pods...

Balanje · Apr 12, 2018

I recently got 2x Green Mandarin fish... I bought 5280 Pods from AlgaeBarn and received them today. Do I simply pour the bag into the DT during the lights-off period of the tank in order to restock? I'm pretty hesitant to pour outside water into the tank. Kind of goes against everything I've done with QT and acclimation.

cracker · Apr 12, 2018

That's tuff to keep bag water out of the display. Some of the pods are very tiny. Maybe a coffee filter? However I'd be afraid some would get entangled. There must be a trick.

Friday24 · Apr 12, 2018

Balanje said:
I recently got 2x Green Mandarin fish... I bought 5280 Pods from AlgaeBarn and received them today. Do I simply pour the bag into the DT during the lights-off period of the tank in order to restock? I'm pretty hesitant to pour outside water into the tank. Kind of goes against everything I've done with QT and acclimation.

Yes you should do that to keep a healthy supply of pods not only for the mandarins but the are part of you clean up crew. Depending on how mature your tank and current pod population is you may need to target feed your mandarins a couple times a day so they don’t starve to death. They will hunt all day and can decimate a pod population very quickly if you don’t keep restocking your pods, or have a decent refugium for the pods to breed unchecked.

Raindog3030 · Apr 12, 2018

Friday24 said:
Yes you should do that to keep a healthy supply of pods not only for the mandarins but the are part of you clean up crew. Depending on how mature your tank and current pod population is you may need to target feed your mandarins a couple times a day so they don’t starve to death. They will hunt all day and can decimate a pod population very quickly if you don’t keep restocking your pods, or have a decent refugium for the pods to breed unchecked.

This guy has it right!
You can just dump them in, I do! Like once a week to feed my Red Scooter not-Blenny...

jorahx · Apr 12, 2018

Friday24 said:
Yes you should do that to keep a healthy supply of pods not only for the mandarins but the are part of you clean up crew. Depending on how mature your tank and current pod population is you may need to target feed your mandarins a couple times a day so they don’t starve to death. They will hunt all day and can decimate a pod population very quickly if you don’t keep restocking your pods, or have a decent refugium for the pods to breed unchecked.

His question wasn’t about feeding.... it was about the water the pods came in. If it’s safe to dump in or possible ideas of filtering it out.

I too wonder since I’ve done the pouring method.