bottled pods

footballdude2k3 · 03/28/2010, 09:31 PM

who has bought them? from where? what kind? i need some but i am not sure what to get or from where. I started with one piece of liverock so i am trying to create something from nothing and do not have a sump or pods as of now.

slosht · 03/28/2010, 09:44 PM

maybe a local reefer has some they could give you. Stay away from the TiggerPods as they are cool water and won't last long, if you were just trying to feed an inhabitant they are fine but not good for starting a population. You can get some online but the cost might be prohibitive when you factor in shipping, unless you are ordering other live items.

footballdude2k3 · 03/28/2010, 10:58 PM

if/when i do this, i will do it at the same time that i get a pair of fire shrimp to go with the cleaner that i added today.

maynardjames · 03/28/2010, 11:10 PM

reefs2go has some where you get mixture if copepods & isopods or something like that. i got one order from them & was full of various sizes

iamwrasseman · 03/29/2010, 05:13 PM

i have used the tiger pods and the fish dont like them and they die as i havent seen a single one since i have used them . i have used at least a dozen bottles in a single tank and never saw any after they settled ,some did get eaten but most didnt .

hyperfocal · 03/29/2010, 05:15 PM

I tried adding Tigger-Pods to my 'fuge a couple of times. $40 wasted IMO.

iamwrasseman · 03/29/2010, 05:18 PM

funny how they live in that bottle but not in a tank . i even resorted to drip acclimation and never saw them ! another waste of money ? yes i think and i will not be buying anymore .

cham · 03/29/2010, 05:27 PM

The tigger pods from reef nutrition? The little red guys that run all around the bottle?

I added one bottle of those a few months ago and they are everywhere.

iamwrasseman · 03/29/2010, 05:38 PM

wow, what temp do you keep your tank at as they are a cold water species .

cham · 03/29/2010, 05:42 PM

Heaters kick on at 77, cooling fans on at 80. Typicall runs about 78.

My fuge and frag tank are full of them. I've never seen any in my display. I'm assuming because my fish eat them.

I was just cleaning the glass of my fuge earlier and I was watching them scurry around the glass as I mowed a few dozen of them over.

sneeyatch · 03/29/2010, 05:44 PM

Bottled pods = super gimick.

Get a wad of chaeto from the store or from a local buddy. That will have more pods than any bottle of pods ever.

cham · 03/29/2010, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sneeyatch

Bottled pods = super gimick.

Get a wad of chaeto from the store or from a local buddy. That will have more pods than any bottle of pods ever.

The only reason I bought tigger pods was because I've only ever seen Isopods in my tank and I'm a huge fan of bio diversity. For the most part you're right though, if someone has a nice & healthy tank then they'll have cheato that's full of life.

I also dose phytoplankton. That might be another reason my Tigger pods are taking off. Do any of you that have trouble keeping tigger's dose phyto?

hyperfocal · 03/29/2010, 06:10 PM

Nope, phyto gives my cyano :-D

KnightReefer · 03/29/2010, 06:19 PM

+1 for Reefs2go, they send you a mix of Amphipods and Copepods. Just got mine last week and put them in my fuge and I am already seeing them in my fishless DT.

soulsigma · 03/29/2010, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cham

The tigger pods from reef nutrition? The little red guys that run all around the bottle?

I added one bottle of those a few months ago and they are everywhere.

I add a bottle every month and nothing and I dose phyto feast live. Maybe I'll check out reef3go

travis32 · 03/29/2010, 06:30 PM

I didn't buy any and I haven't boughten any chaeto and my 2 month old tank is alive with them all over especially at night. However, I'll see some scurrying during the day.> There must be alot to see them with the light on...

I have been dosing phytoplankton every 3 days or so for the last 4 weeks I've had my feather duster. Plus I wasn't feeding until Sunday, so I figured it would be good for the inverts. Maybe phytoplankton spurs "pod" population growth to eat up the excess phyto?

03/28/2010, 09:31 PM	#1
footballdude2k3 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,974	bottled pods who has bought them? from where? what kind? i need some but i am not sure what to get or from where. I started with one piece of liverock so i am trying to create something from nothing and do not have a sump or pods as of now.

03/28/2010, 11:10 PM	#4
maynardjames Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: west tennessee Posts: 1,600	reefs2go has some where you get mixture if copepods & isopods or something like that. i got one order from them & was full of various sizes __________________ if your 555 Current Tank Info: 120 rr dual overflows, solarflare t5 fixture,octo extreme 200,vortech mp40w esx2. brs reactor for carbon, brs reactor for gfo, 40 gal breeder sump

03/29/2010, 05:13 PM	#5
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	i have used the tiger pods and the fish dont like them and they die as i havent seen a single one since i have used them . i have used at least a dozen bottles in a single tank and never saw any after they settled ,some did get eaten but most didnt . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/29/2010, 05:15 PM	#6
hyperfocal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edge of oblivion Posts: 1,708	I tried adding Tigger-Pods to my 'fuge a couple of times. $40 wasted IMO. __________________ "Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent." -- Voltaire Current Tank Info: getting back into the hobby

03/29/2010, 05:18 PM	#7
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	funny how they live in that bottle but not in a tank . i even resorted to drip acclimation and never saw them ! another waste of money ? yes i think and i will not be buying anymore . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/28/2010, 09:44 PM	#2
slosht Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: clinton twp Posts: 175	maybe a local reefer has some they could give you. Stay away from the TiggerPods as they are cool water and won't last long, if you were just trying to feed an inhabitant they are fine but not good for starting a population. You can get some online but the cost might be prohibitive when you factor in shipping, unless you are ordering other live items.

03/28/2010, 10:58 PM	#3
footballdude2k3 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,974	if/when i do this, i will do it at the same time that i get a pair of fire shrimp to go with the cleaner that i added today.

03/29/2010, 05:27 PM	#8
cham Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 3,632	The tigger pods from reef nutrition? The little red guys that run all around the bottle? I added one bottle of those a few months ago and they are everywhere.

03/29/2010, 05:38 PM	#9
iamwrasseman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: syracuse Posts: 7,003	wow, what temp do you keep your tank at as they are a cold water species . __________________ This hobby certainly can put you in some weird positions ! Dave Current Tank Info: 40 freshwater,25saltwater 2000 gallons ,enough tanks for an army ?

03/29/2010, 05:42 PM	#10
cham Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 3,632	Heaters kick on at 77, cooling fans on at 80. Typicall runs about 78. My fuge and frag tank are full of them. I've never seen any in my display. I'm assuming because my fish eat them. I was just cleaning the glass of my fuge earlier and I was watching them scurry around the glass as I mowed a few dozen of them over.

03/29/2010, 05:44 PM	#11
sneeyatch Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 1,312	Bottled pods = super gimick. Get a wad of chaeto from the store or from a local buddy. That will have more pods than any bottle of pods ever. __________________ - Todd It's often the saddest of us working our hardest to make everyone laugh Current Tank Info: Tankless

03/29/2010, 06:10 PM	#13
hyperfocal Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edge of oblivion Posts: 1,708	Nope, phyto gives my cyano :-D __________________ "Froth at the top, dregs at bottom, but the middle excellent." -- Voltaire Current Tank Info: getting back into the hobby

03/29/2010, 06:19 PM	#14
KnightReefer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 117	+1 for Reefs2go, they send you a mix of Amphipods and Copepods. Just got mine last week and put them in my fuge and I am already seeing them in my fishless DT. __________________ -Sean Current Tank Info: 90g Reef

03/29/2010, 06:30 PM	#16
travis32 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Fargo, ND Posts: 2,161	I didn't buy any and I haven't boughten any chaeto and my 2 month old tank is alive with them all over especially at night. However, I'll see some scurrying during the day.> There must be alot to see them with the light on... I have been dosing phytoplankton every 3 days or so for the last 4 weeks I've had my feather duster. Plus I wasn't feeding until Sunday, so I figured it would be good for the inverts. Maybe phytoplankton spurs "pod" population growth to eat up the excess phyto?