Pods and Water Pumps

blackdrako3000 · 03/10/2014, 07:53 PM

I have been doing the research for a while now. Everything I have read said that pods will, will not, and everything in between get chewed up by the impeller of the water pump. I am wondering, has anyone tried this in a diaphragm water pump? If so, does this work?

joshua.jebe · 03/11/2014, 12:09 PM

i have a considerable ammount of pods in my fuge and my best guess estimate is 80% die traveling thru the impeller but all these pods still get eaten by fish and corals although my mandrin goby wont eat them and i have been watching this with the amphiipods i can visually see. i feed my fuge a good amount of green water as well

davocean · 03/11/2014, 03:02 PM

Pods travel through pumps into display no problem.
I don't do anything special to provide pods to my mated pair of mandarins I've had a few years now, both fat and happy, they are eating plenty of pods.

blackdrako3000 · 03/11/2014, 07:03 PM

I am wondering because I am planning on starting my own store and want the fish to be naturally fed. Since there will not be a CUC in every tank, I figured the more that arrive alive, the less will be on the bottom to raise ammonia levels. I have this done on my tank at home, but the drain is gravity fed into the tank. It is not as easy at a store level. It can be done, I am just thinking of something that I wouldn't have to use a ladder to reach.

03/10/2014, 07:53 PM	#1
blackdrako3000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 28	Pods and Water Pumps I have been doing the research for a while now. Everything I have read said that pods will, will not, and everything in between get chewed up by the impeller of the water pump. I am wondering, has anyone tried this in a diaphragm water pump? If so, does this work?

03/11/2014, 03:02 PM	#3
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Pods travel through pumps into display no problem. I don't do anything special to provide pods to my mated pair of mandarins I've had a few years now, both fat and happy, they are eating plenty of pods. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

03/11/2014, 12:09 PM	#2
joshua.jebe Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 50	i have a considerable ammount of pods in my fuge and my best guess estimate is 80% die traveling thru the impeller but all these pods still get eaten by fish and corals although my mandrin goby wont eat them and i have been watching this with the amphiipods i can visually see. i feed my fuge a good amount of green water as well

03/11/2014, 07:03 PM	#4
blackdrako3000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 28	I am wondering because I am planning on starting my own store and want the fish to be naturally fed. Since there will not be a CUC in every tank, I figured the more that arrive alive, the less will be on the bottom to raise ammonia levels. I have this done on my tank at home, but the drain is gravity fed into the tank. It is not as easy at a store level. It can be done, I am just thinking of something that I wouldn't have to use a ladder to reach.