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04-15-2006, 03:15 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Frostproof, FL.
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How do I increase copepods
Any ideas on how to increase copepods?
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04-15-2006, 03:19 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Keep on keeping on....they will come sooner than you think. a refugium will accelerate their population growth but not necessary. I keep a healthy happy mandarin without a refugium, but my fish density is pretty low. Ive got 7" of fish total in a 80.
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04-15-2006, 03:22 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Frostproof, FL.
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At one time I had a bunch but my mandrin is eating them like candy in the past 6 months he has eaten like "thousands"
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04-15-2006, 03:24 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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I didnt realize just how many copepods i had until i removed my mandarin for a few weeks. It is incredible how many they eat. If you dont already have a refugium and your mandarin starts looking hungry you may have to add one.
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I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other
Zoa and paly pics HERE
SPS pics HERE
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04-15-2006, 07:52 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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you can feed the tank more, but LR can only support so many pods. you might want to set up another tank just for keeping pods. i would not plumb it into the main system.
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04-15-2006, 08:16 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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order some Caulerpa from ebay it usually comes loaded with the buggers.
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04-15-2006, 08:38 AM
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Fish Killin' Reef Keeper
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Atlantic Beach, FL
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If he's eaten most of the ones you can see, I would certainly set up a fuge. My fuge is ridiculously loaded w/ pods. I will take handfulls of the macro and dunk it in the display in front of a powerhead and watch all the little tasty treats head for the rocks. Return it to the fuge to get loaded up again. My fuge has lots of rubble and aragonite w/ macro and stays loaded.
On a side note, don't mandarins eat the amphipods mainly not the copepods normally?
I've never used the product, but have seen "pod booster" in a bottle that is loaded w/ live pods supposedly. I don't know how good it really is though. I suspect your better off getting macro from and established fuge....
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04-15-2006, 09:10 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Auburn, GA
Posts: 15
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04-15-2006, 09:18 AM
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Fish Killin' Reef Keeper
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Atlantic Beach, FL
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Nice link gbranson! Interesting process that seems it would work quite well....
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04-15-2006, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
Posts: 13,594
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Lighted sump with a macroalgae farm, works the best with reverse photoperiod. You will see tons of them show up in your tank.
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