Quote Originally Posted by Rychek View Post
Wow! Beemer looks great! Not to hijack the thread, but where are good places to get live copepods other than Tiggerpods (I know where I can get those)?

Another option for copepod dwellings is to take some eggcrate (or something similar) and build a box/tube, stuff some cheato in it and place it in an out of the way part of your tank. Basically it works like a pod pile, but with cheato. If you need to get the pods out, just give is a few shakes. Admittedly this method works best if you put it in a fuge/culture tank.
Whee! This topic is entirely too fun for me

I have several sources that are awesome and I'd order again from them in a heartbeat. (in fact I have ordered on multiple occasions) I'm a huge believer in diversity and each supplier has had different pods in their mix.

http://www.oceanpods.com/ - primo pods, supplier is a scientist in the field and very friendly to e-mail if you have questions

http://www.ipsf.com/podbreedingkit.html - awesome kit, I used it to start off with, comes with big mat of sea lettuce, flake food, and tons of large pods which breed like crazy

Piece of the Reef
One of my favorites and have ordered on several occasions. You get all sorts of groovy stuff with their packages. It's like a great big scoop of the ocean floor. Comes with tons of nerite snails, lots of different pods, and there was even an emerald crab hitchhiker one time. She packs her stuff using a lot of filter floss which is convenient. You can swish the pads out in the tank water, or tuck them in the tank for a day or two and let the pods crawl out on their own