PODS & PUMPS...

[Coeurdenuit]

Can pods survive going through a return pump back into the aquarium? I am trying to figure out a good option for a Fuge for a Waterbox cube (20g) that I am about to set up in my office.

 

[HockeyRooster]

I think so based on reading here. I hope so because I’ve been seeding my sump under the premise they will get into the DT.

 

[Acon]

I had the same question a year ago. They can. I am sure some may get injured/die, but they will eventually colonize the LR in your display tank and live in the fuge in your sump. Not a problem.

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Yes, some will make it and some will not. They are generally small enough to make it though. It is just that filter media such as floss can stop them. ~Shaun K

 

[Reef Nutrition]

Can pods survive going through a return pump back into the aquarium? I am trying to figure out a good option for a Fuge for a Waterbox cube (20g) that I am about to set up in my office.

They can make it through, especially the nauplii (larval phase). There is actually a paper detailing how Parvocalanus crassirostris adults where pumped from one tank to another via a mag drive pump. Very few mortalities. Considering this species is a Calanoid copepod and can be tricky to culture, it was amazing to all of us copepod enthusiasts. Here is the title and authors of the paper:

Development of intensive copepod culture technology for Parvocalanus crassirostris: Optimizing adult density

• January 2015
• Aquaculture 435:128–136

DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.09.022
Authors:

M. Dean Kline


Charles W. Laidley

 

[lavoisier]

Can pods survive going through a return pump back into the aquarium? I am trying to figure out a good option for a Fuge for a Waterbox cube (20g) that I am about to set up in my office.

Welcome, by the way to R2R. I've had fish survive a trip through the return pump so pods can certainly do so. None the less, I set up my system so my refugiums return directly into the DT so they don't have to go through a pump.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Can pods survive going through a return pump back into the aquarium? I am trying to figure out a good option for a Fuge for a Waterbox cube (20g) that I am about to set up in my office.

80's, 90's, early 2000's a concern, no more. The majority survive. They populate quick if conditions right.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Welcome, in 90's, on the net. Some company was selling complete tank system, pod friendly. Don't remember company and can't find website either. Bummer