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02/19/2014, 06:45 PM
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Pods?
Ok so I'm new... I've read and read and read. I've learned a LOT but I kinda have a question about pods....
In just about EVERY video I watch on YouTube of tanks cycling I see what seems like copepods on the glass (white spots). I'm nearly 3 weeks completed of my cycle and the only pod I have is a single amphipod that came on my LR. My LR was "cured" from the LFS and I noticed no copepods in their system.. Is it normal to not have any? Do all these other people just get better LR? Or are they purchasing pods? I realize SOME people purchase pods when they need to use them as food... but for crying out loud other than nuisance garbage I haven't gotten ANYTHING good from my LR.  So far I got.... 3 bubbles of bubble algae MANY Syllid Worms 1 Chiton (looks like a potato bug) 1 Amphipod 1 Vermetid Snail (yet to be determined but 99% sure) I'm kinda bummed actually.... I figured I'd see some mini stars... copepods all over my glass... maybe some tiny shrimp of sorts... I only have a 15 gal nano though so I guess my chances of GOOD hitchhikers are lower than someone buying 100 lbs + of LR... Menace |
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02/19/2014, 07:13 PM
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Im actually in the same boat as you. I'm done with my cycle and the only thing i have seen in my tank are a few Bristle worms that i don't see anymore and a Vermetid Snail. I was wondering the same thing is this normal???
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02/19/2014, 07:19 PM
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welcome to the hobby, just give it some time. sometimes these guys hide very well or are so tiny to start with. I didnt notice my first pods till about a month after adding my first corals to freshly cycled tank (from all dry rock/sand).
I found one tiny brittle star after dipping a coral frag and dropped him in the tank. now a year later found 10 tiny brittle stars while cleaning out green hair algea. my green mandarin has been taking care of the pods.
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02/19/2014, 07:21 PM
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There is the good and the bad when you get hitchhikers. Some people get a ton of them while others get none.
As for copepods, you might just want to buy some for your tank. They really need a place to live that is away from the rest of the tank like a refugium.
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02/19/2014, 07:21 PM
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Try checking at night with a flashlight...I had one tank that would be crawling with them only when the lights were out.
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02/19/2014, 08:26 PM
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You probably will only see them at night when there predators are sleeping.
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02/19/2014, 08:48 PM
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Well I have a dim blue "moonlight" that is a 12" neon tube. Very little light but I see NOTHING other than my syllids and when I'm lucky my amphipod or chiton. I guess I just didn't get anything "fun" on this batch of rock. Oh well... when the time comes I might get lucky and get something on a coral frag. (Still a LONG ways away from that.... don't even have CUC in the tank yet)
Thx for the info.  Menace |
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02/19/2014, 11:19 PM
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Moved On
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It may take a while for the population buildup.. Even if u have 50 u prob wont see them to often, they will multiply eventually and b all over
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