MarineDepot Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Pod Hotel: How to Build a Healthy Pod PopulationDiscover the benefits of having pods in your reef tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Another great video. I DIY'd with some corrugated plastic. I wouldn't say many go in there because they flock to the cheato I have. Any good tips to make sure you don't throw pods out when harvesting cheato! I usually rinse a couple times but know I'm throwing tons of them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert @ MD Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 2:37 PM, Muttley000 said: Another great video. I DIY'd with some corrugated plastic. I wouldn't say many go in there because they flock to the cheato I have. Any good tips to make sure you don't throw pods out when harvesting cheato! I usually rinse a couple times but know I'm throwing tons of them away. I have nothing special or ingenious beyond rinsing it out in your tank. I typically will sort of dunk it and squish it a few times until I notice that all of the "particles" have fallen off the bunch of Chaeto. I suppose you could put it in your display and let your fish go to town...at least they will hunt down anything left. Some fish will eat the Chaeto as well. I usually don't go this far but I imagine if you leave the bunch of chaeto in your display for say 24 hours, the fish should clean it out. From my experience, pods are crazy-prolific. Especially when you have an isolated refugium that is free of predators. I feel the impact of removing "some" when harvesting is minimal because, without fail, I find a ton more the next time I harvest. -Robert @ MD Muttley000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Thanks and I think I agree on the reproduction rate. I put some phyto in the five every couple of days and the little guys are everywhere. As with many things in this hobby, it is possibly best not to overthink it! MarineDepot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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