Where do you guys get you pods from?
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Wags
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Are you looking to continuously buy them? Reef nutrition is good. I would suggest getting cheato from your lfs and seed your aquarium/refugium if you have one. I did that 2 months ago now they are all over my tank
g6gang
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I purchased my first bottle of Pods last week in hopes of just adding diversity. i did not realie how many species there are and how they differ in purpose, etc. Checkout out :
More on Aquaria | AlgaGen LLC
Algagen Pods section - I ended up ordering the Tisbe Pods
From there site:
In the aquarium trade there are 3 types of copePODS that tend to get bottled and sold; Harpacticoid (benthic), Calanoid (pelagic) and Cyclopoid (that can exhibit both benthic and/or pelagic characteristics). CopePODS in general are small, not be confused with amphipods which are bigger, comma shaped PODS . We do not call CopePODS microscopic because they can be seen with the naked eye, but the nauplii (babies) sure are. CopePODS play a very important role in the aquatic ecosystem. The bottom line is that they are critical in the cycling of carbon. CopePODS eat detritus, phytotplankton, dead, decaying matter, each other, and turn these items into important fatty acids. Calanoids tend to eat phytoplankton; harpacticoids tend to eat detritus; Cyclopoids are similar to both, and depending on the species some eat fecal pellets of other copepods. Regardless, these fatty acids produced by the copePODS enter the food-chain when the copePODS are eaten. This is an oversimplification. The marine food chain relies on the copePOD as an important source for EFA (Essential Fatty Acids ). CopePODS are a key source of nutrition in the aquatic food chain.
Adding copePODS repeatedly to a stocked reef tank is very important. Many tanks are overstocked and no matter how big a refugium is, or how much live rock there is, or how many hiding places there are, it is questionable as to how well copepods survive because they are being grazed ferociously by corals, fish, other PODS, you name it.
More on Aquaria | AlgaGen LLC
Algagen Pods section - I ended up ordering the Tisbe Pods
From there site:
In the aquarium trade there are 3 types of copePODS that tend to get bottled and sold; Harpacticoid (benthic), Calanoid (pelagic) and Cyclopoid (that can exhibit both benthic and/or pelagic characteristics). CopePODS in general are small, not be confused with amphipods which are bigger, comma shaped PODS . We do not call CopePODS microscopic because they can be seen with the naked eye, but the nauplii (babies) sure are. CopePODS play a very important role in the aquatic ecosystem. The bottom line is that they are critical in the cycling of carbon. CopePODS eat detritus, phytotplankton, dead, decaying matter, each other, and turn these items into important fatty acids. Calanoids tend to eat phytoplankton; harpacticoids tend to eat detritus; Cyclopoids are similar to both, and depending on the species some eat fecal pellets of other copepods. Regardless, these fatty acids produced by the copePODS enter the food-chain when the copePODS are eaten. This is an oversimplification. The marine food chain relies on the copePOD as an important source for EFA (Essential Fatty Acids ). CopePODS are a key source of nutrition in the aquatic food chain.
Adding copePODS repeatedly to a stocked reef tank is very important. Many tanks are overstocked and no matter how big a refugium is, or how much live rock there is, or how many hiding places there are, it is questionable as to how well copepods survive because they are being grazed ferociously by corals, fish, other PODS, you name it.
g6gang
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I just received my AlgaGen tisbe pods from Ups. Not sure what I was supposed to see with naked eye. But I did see a few swimming in bottle. Dumped half in refugium and half in DT when fish went to sleep. Now I will tell myself it will be good for tank. Not sure how I will tell it was worth the $50.. thought bottle would be bigger and be able to see more. Maybe I got a bunch of babies.
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Getyourpods.com is realy good. Especially when they do the buy one get one. Tons of pods in the bags, plus good prices. Reefs2go is pretty good also. Reef cleaners is great for clean up crews but not so much for pods. I just ordered from algeabarn for the first time. They didn't send my order correctly and won't respond to my emails. So needless to say, not impressed or likley to order again.
robertfish50
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I get my pods from reefs2go. bags are always full. one time bag
came w/mostly all dead pods and they replaced it right away. will order from them again.
came w/mostly all dead pods and they replaced it right away. will order from them again.
DRThompson
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Got these from getyourpods.com
[video=youtube;16sBMPmMqbc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16sBMPmMqbc&list=UU7Ll4O1A1qmD3n5-OKm5IXQ[/video]
This is a single batch
[video=youtube;H83WuMrT8SM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H83WuMrT8SM&list=UU7Ll4O1A1qmD3n5-OKm5IXQ[/video]
This is a double batch (BOGO) special
[video=youtube;16sBMPmMqbc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16sBMPmMqbc&list=UU7Ll4O1A1qmD3n5-OKm5IXQ[/video]
This is a single batch
[video=youtube;H83WuMrT8SM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H83WuMrT8SM&list=UU7Ll4O1A1qmD3n5-OKm5IXQ[/video]
This is a double batch (BOGO) special
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just make sure you check any wild pods you put in your tank! I ordered from a well known site that was even listed in this post
yea I got 1200 pods free with free snails but when I let the pods go in a bowl I found there were a bunch of parasitic isopods ....
yea I got 1200 pods free with free snails but when I let the pods go in a bowl I found there were a bunch of parasitic isopods ....
g6gang
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How on earth can you tell? What would Tisbe Pods look like - I got my 8oz bottle from: Tisbe Copepods 8oz | Premium Aquatics and maybe I saw a handful.
company's like reed and premium aquatics dont collect wild mixture of pods, they cultivate specific types of pods. this is the reason you can buy "tisbe"pods or "tigger"pods,its not a mix. you know what you are getting
