Copepods

[90galguy]

liciawms;868824 wrote: I normally place my pods in the tank at night so that the fish don't eat them also if you put them in your sump I normally would cut the Pops off to the protein skimmer to allow them to settle in my live rock this in the sump

The "night" question was going to be next. :thumbs: Thanks!

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

One more hint... The sponges that they are shipped in have a large number of pods hiding in them. I usually hold them out of water over a bowl or something, and rip the sponges apart. When the pods are exposed to the air, they panic, and jump off of the sponge and into the bowl...
Just make sure there is a little tank water in the bowl...

 

[90galguy]

CedzAquAddiction;868882 wrote: One more hint... The sponges that they are shipped in have a large number of pods hiding in them. I usually hold them out of water over a bowl or something, and rip the sponges apart. When the pods are exposed to the air, they panic, and jump off of the sponge and into the bowl...
Just make sure there is a little tank water in the bowl...

This should make the wife happy!!!!!

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

90galguy;868883 wrote: This should make the wife happy!!!!!

LOL. I'm single, so I didn't think about that. I can designate a junk bowl whenever and as often as I want.

Just to keep the peace, rinse out the styrofoam box they ship the pods in and use that instead. Show her that you care. :thumbs:

 

[lifestudent]

Float the bottle of pods for ~15 minutes to temperature acclimate, then compare salinity to your aquarium (salinity can be 2 ppt different, else drip acclimate), then add to sump or display with the lights off to minimize immediate predation.

 

[liciawms]

They ordered from Reef 2go so they are going to come in a bag with very little to no water.

Float the bottle of pods for ~15 minutes to temperature acclimate, then compare salinity to your aquarium (salinity can be 2 ppt different, else drip acclimate), then add to sump or display with the lights off to minimize imm

 

[that novice guy]

liciawms;869015 wrote: They ordered from Reef 2go so they are going to come in a bag with very little to no water.

Float the bottle of pods for ~15 minutes to temperature acclimate, then compare salinity to your aquarium (salinity can be 2 ppt different, else drip acclimate), then add to sump or display with the lights off to minimize imm

what do you mean by little to no water every time ive ordered from them theyve had plenty of water

 

[liciawms]

My last two orders fid nit have water in the bags. They had damp blue sponges with very litte water. I will see what my order looks like tomorrow. It should be here by 19am

Edit: Sorry 10am

 

[ralph atl]

liciawms;869015 wrote: They ordered from Reef 2go so they are going to come in a bag with very little to no water.

always....agreed.

 

[ddaddy2420]

Same here, the one order of pods I got from them had a few sponges in bags and pods but with very little water. I just stuck most of them in my fuge, i figured this is the easiest way to avoid predation and eventually some would find their way to my tank.

 

[ringo®]

I end up tossing so many pods everytime I vacuum my frag tank.....do you want me to start saving them for you guys?

 

[ddaddy2420]

Nah, I am just getting some to supplement my recent mandarin purchase. I already had a decent population, just wanted to make sure he is well fed.

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

Ringo®;869372 wrote: I end up tossing so many pods everytime I vacuum my frag tank.....do you want me to start saving them for you guys?

Nice gesture... If I didn't live in Alabama, I'd definetely take you up on that...

 

[jdavid]

SEA Atlanta;868554 wrote: IMO, no. That is a centrifugal pump. There was a study done somewhere about the mortality of Artemia sp. travelling through these pumps, and the mortality was not even close to what was speculated.

I have ordered from them and it is mixed. both amphipods and copepods. also states that on the site.

right now they have green mandarin+500 pods for 9.99

 

[ripped tide]

CedzAquAddiction;868885 wrote: LOL. I'm single, so I didn't think about that. I can designate a junk bowl whenever and as often as I want.

If you are single, you should be able to even eat out of that bowl again!

For us married folk, once an item has ventured over to the fish realm, it is perminately banished!

 

[rdnelson]

Ripped Tide;869394 wrote:
For us married folk, once an item has ventured over to the fish realm, it is perminately banished!

That's what my wife said about me. Once I went over to the fish world I was permantly banished. Unless the garbage needs taking out, the dogs need fed, the car needs gas, the grass needs mowing...... Well you get the picture.

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Ripped Tide;869394 wrote:
For us married folk, once an item has ventured over to the fish realm, it is perminately banished!

That's what my wife said about me. Once I went over to the fish world I was permantly banished. Unless the garbage needs taking out, the dogs need fed, the car needs gas, the grass needs mowing...... Well you get the picture.

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

rdnelson99;869409 wrote: That's what my wife said about me. Once I went over to the fish world I was permantly banished. Unless the garbage needs taking out, the dogs need fed, the car needs gas, the grass needs mowing...... Well you get the picture.

Edit:

That's what my wife said about me. Once I went over to the fish world I was permantly banished. Unless the garbage needs taking out, the dogs need fed, the car needs gas, the grass needs mowing...... Well you get the picture.

Nothing a little clorox (or in Rich's case a tetanus shot) won't fix. Lol.

 

[KrisDeitz]

CedzAquAddiction;869410 wrote: Nothing a little clorox (or in Rich's case a tetanus shot) won't fix. Lol.

He has Teh Rabies

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

PFCDeitz;869412 wrote: He has Teh Rabies

Yup. I heard he drank a bad 32 oz bottle of mustard and threw it up all over his shirt.

 

[rdnelson]

LOL. Good thing I am a mod or I would have been banned a long time ago. No one can take a thread off track quicker. Heheheh


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