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[ajtomase]

Hi Everyone,

I'm curious to where everyone is getting their copepods/phyto from. There's so many dealers out there, and I've heard horror stories of people getting pods shipped to the DOA.

 

[New&no clue]

@hollback -This guys sells the best pods I've ever received.

Ohio - Copepods FS - $15

I culture Tigriopus genus copepods for my system and prefer feeding them over flake or frozen. Every several months my staggered cultures sync and produce more than I need so time to clear them out! I have 8 oz bottles LOADED with hundreds of copepods for $15 per bottle. Shipping is USPS...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[PR_nano]

I used Florida Pets to seed my tank and it was great.

 

[FishyFishFish]

I got some from Tommy’s Phyto. Look in the dealer forum for a link to his shop.

I am fairly new to this so don’t know what is good and what is bad, but there were lots of pods in the bag and shipping was cheap.

 

[CMMorgan]

Got phyto from Tommy as well... Should add them to your options.... he's pretty popular here....

 

[OneSockERock]

I've used Algaebarn with success, however they use USPS for shipping and both times my packages have taken 4-5 days from Colorado to the Chicago suburbs, which is excessive. Regardless, the pod and phyto shipment arrived alive despite the delay and I was able to start my copepod cultures using their apocalypse pods (Apocyclops panamensis). Never had to use it, but I hear they're really good about DOAs if you're worried.

If you're trying to culture phyto look into mercer of montana on amazon instead, you can get a culture concentrate and the f2 fertilizer for less than $30. That's what I'm currently using for my phyto culture. Pretty sure Algaebarn only has mixed species phyto, which is great for feeding your tank, but you'll want single species for a culture. Same concept applies to copepod cultures - single species.

 

[AlgaeBarn]

I've used Algaebarn with success, however they use USPS for shipping and both times my packages have taken 4-5 days from Colorado to the Chicago suburbs, which is excessive. Regardless, the pod and phyto shipment arrived alive despite the delay and I was able to start my copepod cultures using their apocalypse pods (Apocyclops panamensis). Never had to use it, but I hear they're really good about DOAs if you're worried.

If you're trying to culture phyto look into mercer of montana on amazon instead, you can get a culture concentrate and the f2 fertilizer for less than $30. That's what I'm currently using for my phyto culture. Pretty sure Algaebarn only has mixed species phyto, which is great for feeding your tank, but you'll want single species for a culture. Same concept applies to copepod cultures - single species.

Thanks for the kind words! Sorry to hear about your orders being delayed by a day or two but glad to know everything made it just fine We do only sell our OceanMagik which is a 4 species blend. You can culture it but eventually 1 species will out compete the other.

 

[vangvace]

Normally phyto and co'pods from AlgeaBarn, though I do get bulk orders of pods and rotifers from Reef Nutrition when seeding a new tank. For Amphipod seeding the BOGO from Aqua Depot is a good way to go.

 

[homer1475]

Always used algae barn. Top notch there for sure.

My last order I got from pod your reef, and also was top notch.

Can't go wrong with either. IMO

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Algae barn is good. Free shipping over 40 and no hassle if they do arrive dead. Which happens but usually due to a delay from the carrier. Use code gyrfr15 for 15% off your next order

@hollback is also a great seller on here. And he will also take care of you if there is a DOA

reef nutrition I like them as well but due to cost of shipping will only order pods if I need phyto as well (I prefer the phyto they have) I can by reef nutrition pods from LFS and cut out my shipping charge

 

[DaneGer21]

I’ve used @hollback for awhile now

 

[NashobaTek]

I've always used podyourreef. Great service, I've always gotten my order within a day or two. Always bottles of tons of live pods.

 

[Reef Nutrition]

We really appreciate the votes and the kind words!

For those of you that don't know, SaltwaterAquarium.com now carries us. Their shipping is much cheaper! They partnered up with Aqua Visions, an LFS in Illinois, recently. As always, we recommend you support your LFS, but if you don't have a retailer that carries our pods and other foods, check us out here: https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/food/live-foods/reef-nutrition/

If anyone has any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.

Best,
Chad

 

[kaylajoy]

I used rusalty (aquaculture nursery farms). They have a good selection of pods.

The jar of seeder pods I got from algaebarn seemed very empty even for what it was but it had been at a fish store.

 

[Jay'sReefBugs]

I sell 6 species of Copepods and 3 types of phyto . More then welcome to check my page out in the live stock selling forum or my ebay listings

 

[jurgenph]

i picked algagen, because i was at petco yesterday picking up some supplies, noticed they had alagen pods, and i grabbed a bag

sure beats shipping, and having to worry about them sitting in a hot delivery truck.

J.

 

[NashobaTek]

i picked algagen, because i was at petco yesterday picking up some supplies, noticed they had alagen pods, and i grabbed a bag

sure beats shipping, and having to worry about them sitting in a hot delivery truck.

J.

Lol pretty sure they were in a delivery truck at some point.

 

[jurgenph]

Lol pretty sure they were in a delivery truck at some point.

yeah... most likely.

but i was able to see that they were still alive before purchasing.
little things like that are convenient.


J.

 

[DevilDuck]

podyourreef.com is local to me here in TX. Unfortunately, they are very often out of stock on one thing or another.

 

[Neros503]

reef nutrition!!!