will this work for pods?

[dreams]

can i just keep my 40g running as is...put the cc back in, add pot scrubber pads & cheato to produce pods?....feed the tank with a few flakes & phyto once a week....regular water changes

[fat walrus]

pot scrubber pads?

[dreams]

yea, they are blue plastic...actually, they kinda look like cheato all balled up....real open weave

i could take the pad and put it in my 110, as way to tranfer the pods

[fat walrus]

i don't know just how non-toxic or saltwater-proof those pads are. i use coase filter sponges because that is what a commercial tigger pod farm in my area use. i was told they found the sponges to work extremely well because it provides really deep pores that allow them to be active and breed fast because of no light penetration.

[dreams]

oh okay, i think i know which ones you are talking about....they are blue, right?

so, will the rest of my plan work?.....pods are multiplying like crazy in there, right now....i would love to keep that going...and increase it even more

[fat walrus]

no, not blue pads, but rather foam blocks. i use the ones made for HAGEN AquaClear 110 power filters.

[dreams]

okay, thanks walrus:-)

[dreams]

just found them....very reasonably priced too....thanks again!

[fat walrus]

don't forget to get extras. you'll use them. imagine a sponge full of pods in the quarantine tank with a blenny, anthias, or dragonet. have one of those sponges ready to go at anytime. friends starting a new tank will be kicking down your door.

[dreams]

lol....i hope so...i will load up on the pads...that way i can rotate them to the fuge & the display....& still have extras ready, as a just in case

[JustDavidP]

Use a phyto with a larger micron size and yes, pulverized flake food. The flake food can make a real mess if you over do it. The phyto actually creates a sort of "filtering" as it takes up the nutrients in the tank. I use this method in my seahorse fry tanks and they are BOOMING with pods.

Dave

[dreams]

thanks dave:-)

[Raggamuffin]

Can there be such a thing as too many pods? I only started my nano going about a month and a half ago, self cured my LR, got LS about 2 weeks ago and last week they started showing up, this week it's starting to get had to see thru the glass LMAO.

[fat walrus]

the pods can only multiply according to the food source available, so either something else is going on, or you just don't have anything eating the pods. pod populations will always plateau out in a balanced tank.

[dreams]

i think i am missing one....where do i file a missing pod report?

[fat walrus]

i think i am missing one....where do i file a missing pod report?
has it been at least 24 hours?

[dreams]

LMAO!.....no, & i'm not sure that he had any identifying birthmarks:confused:

[fat walrus]

any missing limbs?

[dreams]

well, if it does, i'll need to talk to "the butcher"...lol

[fat walrus]

beginning to sound like possible podicide. where were u at 7pm monday night? and do u know where your kids were?

[CarmieJo]

CSI - Pod, tune in at 7:00

[fat walrus]

CSI - Pod, tune in at 7:00
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