PODS PODS pods

[mmkeeper]

What is the best way to increase the number of pods in a system?

 

[trido]

Feed them...

 

[logiktest]

Keep them in a safe place from predation.

 

[twilliard]

I second the "feed them"

 

[mmkeeper]

And how do I feed them?

 

[twilliard]

Well I make sure I feed something with small particulate food to help feed these guys.
I do it in the morning when the lights are off and they are out. I turn off my closed loop pump so the food will settle.
I do this 3 times a week.
Works like a charm.
Oh and I do 5ml to my 140 gallons of water.

 

[mmkeeper]

Like DT's or phytofeast?

 

[plack]

Formula 1 pellets ground into a fine powder.

 

[Jan]

Adelaide has new products like the live rotifers in green water...50 micron size particles. I bet the pods would like some of that for breakfast!

 

[Sparks]

and have lots of old snail shells and live rock rubble in a dark corner of your tank. for them to live in/breed in.

 

[NC2WA]

I use phytofeast or cyclopeeze. I assume this will work.

 

[Damsel13]

hehehe

 

[mmkeeper]

If you have lost all of your pods what is the best way to repopulate your system?

 

[twilliard]

Actually I use a mixture of reef chili and cyclopeeze

 

[mmkeeper]

That will make them reappear?

 

[twilliard]

Well that will feed the ones you have and make them happy and.. reproduce.

They starve to death if they don't have any food. Its kinda like bristle worms. The more you feed the more you have.

 

[twilliard]

Oh but please make sure your skimmer can handle this over feeding

 

[mmkeeper]

Skimmer is working well these days.

 

[burning2nd]

cyclopeeze
turning off sump for a 20 to 30 min

keeping it all in the tank

 

[mmkeeper]

Dry or frozen cylopeeze?