Input wanted on pod density goals...

[luckylepgw]

Hello all, here in the next few weeks, i will be looking to stock my system a bit. My tanks were started back in January, but i upgraded to a 90g corner bowfront a month ago. I plumbed in my macro garden display/refugium last week, but it is a temporary 10g until i acquire/build the tank i want. And of course there is a sump under the 90g.
My pods were introduced back in February, Poseidons feast, these are their descendants

The density is about the same on all tank walls, 90dt,10fuge and sump.

Today i have more macros coming in and i plan on ordering the 5280 pod mix Thursday.

My question is, at about what density should i be shooting for to sustain a pair of mandarins or other like eaters?

I plan on adding pods every 6 months or so to help genetic diversity (don't want any wrong turn pods on the lose [emoji12] ) and my projected macro garden will be somewhere around 4'-7' L x 11"H x 12"W ish...

 

[Flippers4pups]

As long as there is pods visible in the refugium, then you should have enough pods for a Mandy. As long as you don't have competition from wrasses.