lotsofloo Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 ive got quite alot of brown algae im gonna try culturing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 What brown algae you are taking about? Brown/Green MicroAlgae Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofloo Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 the ones that grow in my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 I am thinking diatoms? Dunno if it will work... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted February 4, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 4, 2010 Just wanna update... AM tigger pods out of stock.. the artic pods, rotifers etc are 50% now though... grab it if you guys interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ketchup Posted February 5, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 5, 2010 Just checked with Aquamart, no stock of DT's Marine copepods till after CNY. Anyone know other place that sells either the DT or Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member teebs Posted February 5, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted February 5, 2010 Just checked with Aquamart, no stock of DT's Marine copepods till after CNY. Anyone know other place that sells either the DT or Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods? Nope, only Aquamart and AM sells live copepods. Quote My Setup: 3x2x2 tank with IOS Equipment List: Chiller: Artica 1/5HP Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000 Return Pump: OR3500 Skimmer: Deltec APF600 Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic FR: Skimz FR Pump: Atman AT-104 Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 Gonna try culturing copepods this weekend.. Will update accordingly to see if it works... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Test Culturing of Copepod.. Using Reef Pods from FuEl.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Will increase the container size to a 1ft tank when it is multiplying... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted May 27, 2010 Senior Reefer Share Posted May 27, 2010 interesting! will be stalking this thread like a puma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 interesting! will be stalking this thread like a puma! Hopefully I am doing it the right way... Den I can have a 24/7 Drip system.. LOL... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Test Culturing of Copepod.. Using Reef Pods from FuEl.. Go slow on the bubbling (1 bubble per 1-2 secs will suffice), as well as the feeding. If you want to know the species of copepod, it is Tisbe biminiensis. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Go slow on the bubbling (1 bubble per 1-2 secs will suffice), as well as the feeding. If you want to know the species of copepod, it is Tisbe biminiensis. Yup, the bubbling is very slow... I am keeping one without bubbling just in case... Will go read more on the species... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted May 28, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted May 28, 2010 What do you feed the copepod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 What do you feed the copepod? I am using the Phyto from FuEl too.. The Phycopure.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Update on the pods... Aerated Vs Un-aerated containers Un-aerated one have noticeable increase in number of pods compared to 1st day, not sure if they reproduce this fast.. But I can see more of them now... Aerated one is somewhat still stagnant population, dun see a increase... So lesson learnt, no aeration is better for small volume of pod culture... As for the biggest container, very little also... I am giving about 1ml phyto daily... So far so good... Sorry, no photo becos no good camera.. LOL... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted June 1, 2010 SRC Member Share Posted June 1, 2010 thx for the update bro! Just for records sake, I got the same result last time when i aerated my culture, Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 thx for the update bro! Just for records sake, I got the same result last time when i aerated my culture, Thanks for the update too... This is very good record for reefers who want to culture pods in the future.. Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 It all boils down to the copepod species you would be culturing. Most copepods sold for aquarium use are harpacticoid copepods (benthic). Little or no aeration would be better for them as they need the food particles to sink/settle in order to feed on them. On the other hand, calanoid copepods (pelagic) like Acartia tonsa require aeration as they need their food items to be suspended in the water column in order to feed. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 It all boils down to the copepod species you would be culturing. Most copepods sold for aquarium use are harpacticoid copepods (benthic). Little or no aeration would be better for them as they need the food particles to sink/settle in order to feed on them. On the other hand, calanoid copepods (pelagic) like Acartia tonsa require aeration as they need their food items to be suspended in the water column in order to feed. This is very useful tips... Thanks bro... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi77 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Any update on how this excrement worked out 6 months later on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingwe Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I hope you meant experiment .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogi77 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I hate my iphone how to edit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member stevenchia Posted January 27, 2012 SRC Member Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hi guys.. My pods actually eats brine shrimps. Some of them quite big, able to pull a brine shrimp away from my dropper. If i able to add in some tiger pods then huat huat already.. What are the difference on tiger pods? More nutritious for fishes? Quote Tank Theme: Mixed Reef with clams 3 feet tank with IOS Eheim 1262 K3 wavemaker x1 Lightings: T5 actinic blue x4 , T5 white x4 Skimmer: BMQQ Artica 1/5 Dosing: NA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reefing is sharing. People with rotten mouth is sure a loser for life as expected. When a tomato gets rotten, you can nvr save it.. Throw it away before it infect the good ones. Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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