Please show me your copepod and phyto growing setups

[BanZI29]

I am going to start growing my own pods and phyto. YT is helpful but I would like to see the setups of all you successful makers of these 2 things.
Please and thank you

 

[cpschult]

Check out this guy who just grows outside. I’ve just got some buckets in my basement with a grow light on them for pods. Add phyto and dried spirulina every now and then. Works great. It’s so easy

More pods.

You'll be glad you never chucked it. If there's enough food try and stop them reproducing. Mine can explode in a few days then after many harvests die down. Never clean the bottom of the container as many pod eggs lay there waiting to hatch at least with the small pods I have. Big thanks to...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[BanZI29]

Check out this guy who just grows outside. I’ve just got some buckets in my basement with a grow light on them for pods. Add phyto and dried spirulina every now and then. Works great. It’s so easy

More pods.

You'll be glad you never chucked it. If there's enough food try and stop them reproducing. Mine can explode in a few days then after many harvests die down. Never clean the bottom of the container as many pod eggs lay there waiting to hatch at least with the small pods I have. Big thanks to...

www.reef2reef.com

interesting idea, don't know if that would work here. I live in south florida

 

[thedon986]

I’m new to this but I am only doing pods for now. Tigger in the back and Tisbe up front. Just did my first harvest and water change. Tisbe seems to be turning the phyto clear faster than Tigger so far. Simple glass jars with rigid airline. Using Phyto Feast to feed. Growing phyto seems more complicated than pods and Phyto Feast is so concentrated and fairly cheap I figured this is a good place to start.

 

[BanZI29]

I’m new to this but I am only doing pods for now. Tigger in the back and Tisbe up front. Just did my first harvest and water change. Tisbe seems to be turning the phyto clear faster than Tigger so far. Simple glass jars with rigid airline. Using Phyto Feast to feed. Growing phyto seems more complicated than pods and Phyto Feast is so concentrated and fairly cheap I figured this is a good place to start.

what is the black oval thing?

 

[sadrobotz]

what is the black oval thing?

im pretty sure it's a counter-top hydroponic setup, those seem to be holes for veggie plants and that is a grow light on top

 

[DirectCherry]

im pretty sure it's a counter-top hydroponic setup, those seem to be holes for veggie plants and that is a grow light on top

Minor distinction but I think its a counter-top aeroponics setup.

 

[c4haskett]

Minor distinction but I think its a counter-top aeroponics setup.

Aerogarden

 

[thedon986]

Yeah Aerogarden, I put the pods there because I had space and also they get a little light spill.

 

[BanZI29]

would it be worth it to put in one of those "pod hotel" 3D printed things in the culture jar?

 

[RedoubtReef]

My pods grow in here.

 

[BanZI29]

My pods grow in here.

how do you harvest? scoop and dump or is that plumbed to your tank to auto feed?

 

[RedoubtReef]

how do you harvest? scoop and dump or is that plumbed to your tank to auto feed?

I don't harvest them, they just do their thing and end up in the display. There are thousands on the sides of the tank before the lights come on. Once my fish are out of QT and in the display I'll probably harvest the Caulerpa and shake it out in the display to get any pods out of it before tossing it in the compost bin.

 

[thedon986]

would it be worth it to put in one of those "pod hotel" 3D printed things in the culture jar?

Poseidon Reef Systems sells a "PodNest" separately that I have been looking at getting. Seems like a better choice than a pod hotel.

 

[stephnjeph]

 

[BanZI29]

I have seen some that just have a LED strip light on them for the Phyto. is that OK to use or is it better to have an actual plant growth or reef light on it?

Does the cope pod one need a light?

 

[BanZI29]

Well, I am finally starting my phyto and pod culture. I am starting the phyto culture first with nanno and tetra., then when that is ready, starting the pods.
I have ridgid air tubing on order so that will replace the tubes and 1 way valves you see now. That was just am experiment. The grow light will be a backup. Iwill ahve these sitting on my window sill for natural sunlight.
lets see if I can do this.

 

[BanZI29]

OK. I got the Phyto from @Reef By Steele yesterday and got my cultures started. I mixed fresh salt, and cleaned all the containers out, and get it in the window for natural sun. I REALLY hope I got this right.


For the air lines, Amazon is late with my ridged lines, they're supposed to be here by tomorrow.....Here's to hopin.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Pod culture? You mean refeugium lol

 

[Reef By Steele Verified Sponsor]

OK. I got the Phyto from @Reef By Steele yesterday and got my cultures started. I mixed fresh salt, and cleaned all the containers out, and get it in the window for natural sun. I REALLY hope I got this right.


For the air lines, Amazon is late with my ridged lines, they're supposed to be here by tomorrow.....Here's to hopin.

Thanks for the shout out.