Pods

[the schwartz]

Could I add pods at start of cycle so that I can have a steady population for when I add fish? What is a good brand for pods?
Thanks

 

[KQuillan]

@Dinkins Aquatic Gardens

 

[steveschuerger]

I agree @Dinkins Aquatic Gardens .

 

[dstockwell]

What will they eat at the start.

 

[steveschuerger]

What will they eat at the start.

Get them with phyto as a combo. They’ll happily eat that. Reef Nutrition offers a product called RG+ which is basically jazzed up phyto also. But I’d go with Dinkins now that I’ve started using them

 

[pshootr]

I think after the nitrogen cycle is complete with your lights off, it would be a good time to add pods after your lights go on so that they will be able to forage for organics which are photosynthetic.

 

[the schwartz]

Could I add them while cycling tho or will it be to unsteady?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

sure you can, they are very hardy, they can survive a cycle, and it does the tank no harm to add them whenever you want as much as you want.

However, you should understand what they are, what they do, and how they multiply, or else your just wasting money, pods are very expensive.

 

[Brooklands]

Could I add pods at start of cycle so that I can have a steady population for when I add fish? What is a good brand for pods?
Thanks

Get some good live rock. Thats your bet at we establishing a population. Make sure you have lots of spots for them to hide and breed. Even in a 80 gallon, a small filefish can eat an entire population in a small period of time, so your fish choice will be key.