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Just checked with Aquamart, no stock of DT's Marine copepods till after CNY.

Anyone know other place that sells either the DT or Reef Nutrition Tigger Pods?

Nope, only Aquamart and AM sells live copepods.

My Setup:

3x2x2 tank with IOS

Equipment List:

Chiller: Artica 1/5HP

Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000

Return Pump: OR3500

Skimmer: Deltec APF600

Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker

Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic

FR: Skimz

FR Pump: Atman AT-104

Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer.

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Test Culturing of Copepod..

Using Reef Pods from FuEl..

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Go slow on the bubbling (1 bubble per 1-2 secs will suffice), as well as the feeding.

If you want to know the species of copepod, it is Tisbe biminiensis.

Always something more important than fish.

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Go slow on the bubbling (1 bubble per 1-2 secs will suffice), as well as the feeding.

If you want to know the species of copepod, it is Tisbe biminiensis.

Yup, the bubbling is very slow... I am keeping one without bubbling just in case...

Will go read more on the species...

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Update on the pods...

Aerated Vs Un-aerated containers

Un-aerated one have noticeable increase in number of pods compared to 1st day, not sure if they reproduce this fast.. But I can see more of them now...

Aerated one is somewhat still stagnant population, dun see a increase...

So lesson learnt, no aeration is better for small volume of pod culture...

As for the biggest container, very little also...

I am giving about 1ml phyto daily... So far so good...

Sorry, no photo becos no good camera.. LOL...

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thx for the update bro! Just for records sake, I got the same result last time when i aerated my culture,

Thanks for the update too... This is very good record for reefers who want to culture pods in the future..

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It all boils down to the copepod species you would be culturing. Most copepods sold for aquarium use are harpacticoid copepods (benthic). Little or no aeration would be better for them as they need the food particles to sink/settle in order to feed on them.

On the other hand, calanoid copepods (pelagic) like Acartia tonsa require aeration as they need their food items to be suspended in the water column in order to feed.

Always something more important than fish.

http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/

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It all boils down to the copepod species you would be culturing. Most copepods sold for aquarium use are harpacticoid copepods (benthic). Little or no aeration would be better for them as they need the food particles to sink/settle in order to feed on them.

On the other hand, calanoid copepods (pelagic) like Acartia tonsa require aeration as they need their food items to be suspended in the water column in order to feed.

This is very useful tips... Thanks bro...

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Hi guys.. My pods actually eats brine shrimps. Some of them quite big, able to pull a brine shrimp away from my dropper.

If i able to add in some tiger pods then huat huat already..

What are the difference on tiger pods? More nutritious for fishes?

Tank Theme: Mixed Reef with clams

3 feet tank with IOS

Eheim 1262

K3 wavemaker x1

Lightings: T5 actinic blue x4 , T5 white x4

Skimmer: BMQQ

Artica 1/5

Dosing: NA

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