refugium cuc?????

explorer07 · 02/17/2014, 08:26 AM

Should i put a cuc in my 30 gallon refuge and if so what?? Can i put something in there that multiplys for food?

thegrun · 02/17/2014, 08:34 AM

I keep snails in mine to keep it clean.

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 09:25 AM

Amphipods are the preferred live food of my fish.
You don't want crabs or meat eating snails that will feed on the copepods and amphipods living in your refugium.

snorvich · 02/17/2014, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Salty 05

Amphipods are the preferred live food of my fish.
You don't want crabs or meat eating snails that will feed on the copepods and amphipods living in your refugium.

This. In my case, on both my tanks, I also have a cryptic zone with all sort of filter feeders.

explorer07 · 02/17/2014, 10:12 AM

Okay this may sound stupid. But how do i get copepods and amphipods?

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 10:26 AM

The only stupid question is the one you don't ask.

http://www.reefs2go.com/category/sea...term=amphipods

basmith · 02/17/2014, 11:41 AM

The ad for reef to go says their best seller 250 pods for $9.99 or buy 500 and get one free which would be 1000 pods for I believe it was $38 and some change. Call me stupid but am I missing the get one free?

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 12:34 PM

If you buy 1,000 you get another 1,000 free, I think the same is true for 500.
2,000 for $55 is not bad.
Unless your tank is 10 gallons you will want to get at least 1,000.

nlgill13 · 02/17/2014, 01:47 PM

I pity the fool that has to individually count those copepods

SS_Sean · 02/17/2014, 02:56 PM

I ordered from them and everything arrived dead. What a waste...

zombe5150 · 02/17/2014, 02:57 PM

what is a cryptic zone?

leveldrummer · 02/17/2014, 03:02 PM

If you have live rock in your tank, your sump/fuge will eventually get populated with various pods naturally. give it time. If you want to seed, I dont see the need in buying 2000 pods that they can really count, and they will breed quickly once in your tank anyway.

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SS_Sean

I ordered from them and everything arrived dead. What a waste...

You are like 2,500 miles away.
Did you get overnight shipping?

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zombe5150

what is a cryptic zone?

A cryptic zone is an area with no (or very low) circulation and very low levels of oxygen whare anaerobic bacteria (the ones that convert nitrates to nitrous oxide) live.

jgalen0025 · 02/17/2014, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Salty 05

You are like 2,500 miles away.
Did you get overnight shipping?

They should only use overnight shipping for shipping live animals. If they didnt make that mandatory it is on them.

SS_Sean · 02/17/2014, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Salty 05

You are like 2,500 miles away.
Did you get overnight shipping?

Of course....

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 03:18 PM

Sorry to hear of your bad experience.
My stuff always arrives alive and well.

zombe5150 · 02/17/2014, 03:22 PM

R2go doesnt do overnight on free ship pod packages . i think my fuge might be a cryptic zone. its a 1.5 gal down flow into DT full of chateo (aptasia ) large and tons of small pods . there is VERY little flow im gonna try to find a a pic

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 03:24 PM

I don't think aptasia could survive in a cryptic (or benthic) zone.
The oxygen level is too low.

zombe5150 · 02/17/2014, 03:39 PM

ok . there is just so little flow it allows hundreds of pods to swim in like little tornado's
freely.

zombe5150 · 02/17/2014, 03:47 PM

old pic

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zombe5150

ok . there is just so little flow it allows hundreds of pods to swim in like little tornado's
freely.

Yep, that's a refugium.
Nice pic.

swk · 02/17/2014, 04:03 PM

Can't wait till mine looks like that! Pod central!

Spork3245 · 02/17/2014, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Salty 05

Amphipods are the preferred live food of my fish.
You don't want crabs or meat eating snails that will feed on the copepods and amphipods living in your refugium.

Do most crab species eat copepods? Hermit crabs? I didn't think they were fast enough or even capable of catching them. What about shrimps?

Uncle Salty 05 · 02/17/2014, 04:16 PM

Crabs and shrimp will eat anything they can catch and are quicker than you might think.
Major scavengers/predators.

02/17/2014, 08:26 AM	#1
explorer07 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 172	refugium cuc????? Should i put a cuc in my 30 gallon refuge and if so what?? Can i put something in there that multiplys for food?

02/17/2014, 09:25 AM	#3
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Amphipods are the preferred live food of my fish. You don't want crabs or meat eating snails that will feed on the copepods and amphipods living in your refugium. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

02/17/2014, 10:26 AM	#6
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	The only stupid question is the one you don't ask. http://www.reefs2go.com/category/sea...term=amphipods __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

02/17/2014, 12:34 PM	#8
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	If you buy 1,000 you get another 1,000 free, I think the same is true for 500. 2,000 for $55 is not bad. Unless your tank is 10 gallons you will want to get at least 1,000. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

02/17/2014, 01:47 PM	#9
nlgill13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boulder,CO Posts: 1,291	I pity the fool that has to individually count those copepods __________________ 90G DT w/ 30G sump, 2 Apollo SolarBlast Dimmable LEDs, 160 Reef Octopus Extreme, Neptune Apex, Mag 7, MP10 & MP40

02/17/2014, 08:34 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I keep snails in mine to keep it clean.

02/17/2014, 10:12 AM	#5
explorer07 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida Posts: 172	Okay this may sound stupid. But how do i get copepods and amphipods?

02/17/2014, 11:41 AM	#7
basmith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 76	The ad for reef to go says their best seller 250 pods for $9.99 or buy 500 and get one free which would be 1000 pods for I believe it was $38 and some change. Call me stupid but am I missing the get one free?

02/17/2014, 02:56 PM	#10
SS_Sean Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: OR Posts: 669	I ordered from them and everything arrived dead. What a waste... __________________ 170g DT + 300g sump/fuge + 60g algae tank = 530g system.

02/17/2014, 02:57 PM	#11
zombe5150 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: bay area ca Posts: 71	what is a cryptic zone?

02/17/2014, 03:02 PM	#12
leveldrummer Reefer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,831	If you have live rock in your tank, your sump/fuge will eventually get populated with various pods naturally. give it time. If you want to seed, I dont see the need in buying 2000 pods that they can really count, and they will breed quickly once in your tank anyway.

02/17/2014, 03:18 PM	#17
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Sorry to hear of your bad experience. My stuff always arrives alive and well. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

02/17/2014, 03:22 PM	#18
zombe5150 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: bay area ca Posts: 71	R2go doesnt do overnight on free ship pod packages . i think my fuge might be a cryptic zone. its a 1.5 gal down flow into DT full of chateo (aptasia ) large and tons of small pods . there is VERY little flow im gonna try to find a a pic

02/17/2014, 03:24 PM	#19
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	I don't think aptasia could survive in a cryptic (or benthic) zone. The oxygen level is too low. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

02/17/2014, 03:39 PM	#20
zombe5150 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: bay area ca Posts: 71	ok . there is just so little flow it allows hundreds of pods to swim in like little tornado's freely.

02/17/2014, 04:03 PM	#23
swk Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Wine Country CA Posts: 2,593	Can't wait till mine looks like that! Pod central!

02/17/2014, 04:16 PM	#25
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Crabs and shrimp will eat anything they can catch and are quicker than you might think. Major scavengers/predators. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.