My 1.5 ft Reef log

[poomoon]

Can't tell bah, unless you put them under the scope... you might be adding RO water for all you know!

Yup of course, what I mean is at least we know roughly, like average of 100 pods / ml or something.

[teebs]

For that, unless the manufacturer tells you, you will have to put under the microscope and count yourself.

[comycus]

Correct me if I am wrong, the liverock and chaetos will never be able to produce pods at the rate that the mandaring consumes. Thus a lot of mandarins usually starve to death months later if they cannot be weaned onto taking other food.

Prob true in newer nano tanks like yours, but not in matured, bigger tanks. Some tanks have reached such a steady state tt you don't even need to feed your fishes. They graze off your LR either from algae or pods.

Cheato provides a safe haven for pods to grow because it's normally not accessible to fishes. They thrive in dark places and will hide within the confines of the cheato, and I don't see fishes swimming in and getting entangled in cheato, so prob tt's a good alternative to keeping a refugium or LR in sump to cultivates pods. In fact, I'm prob gonna float a basket of cheato in my main tank to cultivate some pods after my rescape to repopulate my LR after the shift.

[teebs]

Prob true in newer nano tanks like yours, but not in matured, bigger tanks. Some tanks have reached such a steady state tt you don't even need to feed your fishes. They graze off your LR either from algae or pods.

Cheato provides a safe haven for pods to grow because it's normally not accessible to fishes. They thrive in dark places and will hide within the confines of the cheato, and I don't see fishes swimming in and getting entangled in cheato, so prob tt's a good alternative to keeping a refugium or LR in sump to cultivates pods. In fact, I'm prob gonna float a basket of cheato in my main tank to cultivate some pods after my rescape to repopulate my LR after the shift.

Good idea using cheato to propogate pods. Will probably get some cheato to try.

[jackywongto]

Prob true in newer nano tanks like yours, but not in matured, bigger tanks. Some tanks have reached such a steady state tt you don't even need to feed your fishes. They graze off your LR either from algae or pods.

Cheato provides a safe haven for pods to grow because it's normally not accessible to fishes. They thrive in dark places and will hide within the confines of the cheato, and I don't see fishes swimming in and getting entangled in cheato, so prob tt's a good alternative to keeping a refugium or LR in sump to cultivates pods. In fact, I'm prob gonna float a basket of cheato in my main tank to cultivate some pods after my rescape to repopulate my LR after the shift.

Let me see how good is the liquid copepods 1st.

a bottle can prob last me 2 - 3 months. So the cost is not really that high. Unless if I keep a mandarin pair

Else then maybe the next time I need to tackle is a DIY chaeton box within my nano ... hehe

- after I settle my ATO and FR of course.

[poomoon]

Let me see how good is the liquid copepods 1st.

a bottle can prob last me 2 - 3 months. So the cost is not really that high. Unless if I keep a mandarin pair

Else then maybe the next time I need to tackle is a DIY chaeton box within my nano ... hehe

- after I settle my ATO and FR of course.

you got mandarin already ?

[jackywongto]

you got mandarin already ?

lol not yet....

[poomoon]

lol not yet....

Oh, yeah populate first. So what's your plan on dosing your pods into your tank

[poomoon]

lol not yet....

Oh, yeah populate first. So what's your plan on dosing your pods into your tank

[jackywongto]

Oh, yeah populate first. So what's your plan on dosing your pods into your tank

have not read the instructions yet but I guess it will be like dosing 5 ml each day or some like that.

[comycus]

have not read the instructions yet but I guess it will be like dosing 5 ml each day or some like that.

errrm... this is not an addictive... the faster the pods get into the tank, the faster they start populating and reproducing.

[FuEl]

My friend might be bringing in live copepods from another source, way denser.

[poomoon]

have not read the instructions yet but I guess it will be like dosing 5 ml each day or some like that.

You got a blenny right, don't they feed on pods also ?

[poomoon]

My friend might be bringing in live copepods from another source, way denser.

Details please

[jackywongto]

You got a blenny right, don't they feed on pods also ?

my blenny residing with Peter already. He started nipping at my SPS.

(he = the bicolour blenny, not Peter)

I have 2 gobies in my tank yah. But there are sufficient pods for the Griesinggeri Goby and my purple firefish takes in pellets. so not neccessary to feed them with these now. Also I am trying to keep my tank parameters as stable as possible these few days.

[jackywongto]

errrm... this is not an addictive... the faster the pods get into the tank, the faster they start populating and reproducing.

hehe now my tank really has already a lot of white pods already.

no matter how much pods you have, they have be decimated very fast once the mandarin comes in.

So end up still will be dosing 5 ml each day for my small tank.

[raydiative]

my blenny residing with Peter already. He started nipping at my SPS.

(he = the bicolour blenny, not Peter)

lol... hahaha..... cant imagine its Peter who's nipping on your SPS.. hahahahha

[poomoon]

my blenny residing with Peter already. He started nipping at my SPS.

(he = the bicolour blenny, not Peter)

lol ... tasty

[jackywongto]

My friend might be bringing in live copepods from another source, way denser.

Hey keep us posted Fuel.

[jackywongto]

The xenias are doing ok in my tank now.

But i think they are not fully extended yet.

[jackywongto]

Today's roll call:

I can hear the snapping sound from the pistol, so he is still there.

For the G goby, I need to hunt for him. Found him after 15 mins.

[sherman]

My friend might be bringing in live copepods from another source, way denser.

That is good news.

Bro Fuel.

Keep us update when available

[raydiative]

Today's roll call:

I can hear the snapping sound from the pistol, so he is still there.

For the G goby, I need to hunt for him. Found him after 15 mins.

barely able to see him.. lol

[craftsman]

barely able to see him.. lol

Next item for Jacky to buy are magnifying glasses...

LoL

[poomoon]

Today's roll call:

I can hear the snapping sound from the pistol, so he is still there.

How big is your pistol ?