Going to start a POD farm

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  1. Jbaba123

    Jbaba123 Astrea Snail

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    What are PODS ? anyone have a pic ?
     
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  3. whippy

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    How is the pod farm coming along???
     
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  4. Peredhil

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    with no point of comparison really... I'd say it's coming along fine. I have shaken a sponge of pods into the DT twice now.

    Honestly, there's not as many pods coming off the sponge into my water as I had imagined. They're more in the sponge than on it so they mostly stay in the sponge when I shake.
     
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  5. whippy

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    Have you tried tucking the sponge into the rocks for a few hours or overnight to let them off and taking it out while the lights are still out? (so they don't get spooked and try to hide in it)
     
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  6. Peredhil

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    No I have not and that sounds like an excellent idea. I will try this next "dosing" date and update.
     
    Peredhil, Jul 14, 2009
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  7. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Definitely!! I'm thinking about starting a farm as well, LOL. Just a bucket, airstone/pump and sponge. Doesn't sound too bad!!
     
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  8. kyanjesse

    kyanjesse Flamingo Tongue

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    quick question. other than being food for fish, is there any other benefit from these pods? they rid your tank of detritus don't they?
     
    kyanjesse, Jul 22, 2009
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  9. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    they eat detritus. don't know if they'll "rid" the tank or not... but they do help.

    plus, i enjoy watching them. that's a great benefit ;D
     
    Peredhil, Jul 22, 2009
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  10. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    update and question.

    i have been running this at about 1.024-5 at 79*. Is that optimal? Any suggestions on these?

    I have done one WC in my DT so I went ahead and changed the water on this too.

    I have dosed my tank now by leaving the sponge in the DT for about 15 minutes maybe 4 or 5 times.

    A few hours after lights out, I have put a flashlight in one spot for 10 minutes and came back. In that spot, I could see a ton of copepods swimming around, very thick. Other than that, I do not ever see them.

    Is that to be expected with copepod populations?

    I can see amphipods at any point of night scurrying everywhere.

    I think I might be at a good point to start looking for a small mandarin (male). I do not have a point of comparison in my experience to really know what a good population looks like. The adjectives used to express their density are rather subjective I think. I am in no mood to jump the gun on getting this fish... that is why I ask.

    Thanks!
     
    Peredhil, Sep 14, 2009
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