I have a question!

[linjam]

If i run my protein skimmer after my refugium will it suck up all of the copepods?

[erikharrison]

Some, not all. If you have seen them, they aren't always free floating or anything. You'll be fine. How big is your fuge and what all have you put in it? :)

[apedroza]

You may end up actually creating another safe haven for your pods to multiply since some will definitely survive the trip through the pump. I have seen many pods swimming around in my EUroreef

[cpreefguy]

When I had an ASM on my old 58g, I had a TON of pods that lived in the skimmer itself

[txstateunivreefer]

think of it as a pod shlitterbaun

[linjam]

then thats great since i need pods for my mandarin, right?

[erikharrison]

most definitely. I hope you don't have any other pod eaters because it's recommended to have a 55 to keep one mandarin successfully without starving it. Which one do you have? I just bought a little bitty target mandarin, it's about pinky sized. :)

[linjam]

i have a 55 gal tank and he is my only pod eater