Copepod dwellings

[zcatzmeow]

i'm up for that, do you know of any places that might give a group discount? maybe others will want in.

Not off-hand, but I can ask the suppliers I've ordered from before. Maybe they will be friendly to repeat buyer

[crabman]

Not off-hand, but I can ask the suppliers I've ordered from before. Maybe they will be friendly to repeat buyer

that would be awesome! and with this particular product we might become repeat group buyers!

[apedroza]

Also a little it of live rubble in one of the back compartments will provide a nice haven for pods, while also supplying your tank!!!

[SoLiD]

I'd buy a small masonry drill bit and commence to making as many small holes (Swiss Cheese Effect) in your live rock with out making it too brittle\weak. This will give your pods a place to hide and reproduce. It works well. I know because I did it about 6 months ago on some base rock and I've already seen the difference in my pod population. Be sure to have another bucket full of RO water on stand by to thoroughly rinse the sediment from your newly drilled rock or it will cloud up your water. Also don't leave your rock out to long or you'll have more than the usual amount of die off which in turn will give you an ammonia sp-ike (had to put the -dash- because of the forum word filter) . Give it a try & trust me, it works.

PS most pods need to eat some sort of phytoplankton to live and reproduce, so you'll need to feed your tank some phyto regularly for them to proliferate.

-David

[Rychek]

Thanks for the info catz! A group order would indeed be an interesting proposition.

[mattymalcolm]

if yall do a group order let me know.

[mattymalcolm]

I have heard you aat least a 1 year old tank with 90 pounds of live rock. There are things you can do though.( for a dragonet)

[Jonthefishguy]

For every reef system that I start up for a customer, I decaspulate 2 Tbl sp of brine eggs and add them to the refug. In about a months time, there is a boom of life in the mains tank and below. The brine become food for every little critter and fish in the system. Soon the amount of pods starts becoming noticeable. Just a helpful tip for you all out there.

[zcatzmeow]

For every reef system that I start up for a customer, I decaspulate 2 Tbl sp of brine eggs and add them to the refug. In about a months time, there is a boom of life in the mains tank and below. The brine become food for every little critter and fish in the system. Soon the amount of pods starts becoming noticeable. Just a helpful tip for you all out there.

Ooh! Great idea! I'm going to have to try that

[rocketeer]

I'he heard that Cell-Pore has openings a good size for copepods and maybe too small for amphipods. It might be a safe haven for the little guys. Just throw in a brick or some cubes.

I always thought that mandarin dragonettes eat copepods and not amphipods or mysis, live that is.

Here's a link:

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...fm?pcatid=4169

Jack