refugium/pods

Cozen89 · 04/09/2007, 10:43 PM

If I have LR rubble and Chaeto in my fuge, will pods grow there automatically if I'm lighting it 10 hours a day or do I have to add them to start the cycle?

And which of these fish eat the pods?

OC clown
green chromis
Tangaroa Goby (does this guy behave like a diamond? sand sifting etc?)
Flame Angel
Psuedochromis
Flasher wrasses

Sk8r · 04/09/2007, 10:48 PM

Cheato will probably bring pods with it: they live in the tangle and breed in the lr rubble.

Most any fish not a total vegetarian will eat a pod if convenient: I'd bet on the wrasses and the tangaroa goby---I doubt it will sandsift anything significant: it's probably one of the very small ones, like the high-fins, about 2" max and very slender. The most dedicated pod eaters are the dragonets, but they're not too compatible with pseudochromis or wrasses: the flashers are probably more easy-going than the fairy wrasses: I've had fairies kill several small gobies.

drummereef · 04/09/2007, 11:18 PM

Yes, the pods are there. They most likely came on your live rock and will continue to breed in the fuge. The chaeto will also be a good 'refuge' for pods to grow.

Cozen89 · 04/09/2007, 11:27 PM

so the tangaroa probably isn't as beneficial to a system as a diamond or another sand sifter huh? Darn. I bought the thing thinking it was a sifter too because it looked so much like the diamond, which I thought it was. Maybe I can return it if I am able to catch the thing.

thanks for the info on pods.

04/09/2007, 10:43 PM	#1
Cozen89 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,411	refugium/pods If I have LR rubble and Chaeto in my fuge, will pods grow there automatically if I'm lighting it 10 hours a day or do I have to add them to start the cycle? And which of these fish eat the pods? OC clown green chromis Tangaroa Goby (does this guy behave like a diamond? sand sifting etc?) Flame Angel Psuedochromis Flasher wrasses

04/09/2007, 10:48 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Cheato will probably bring pods with it: they live in the tangle and breed in the lr rubble. Most any fish not a total vegetarian will eat a pod if convenient: I'd bet on the wrasses and the tangaroa goby---I doubt it will sandsift anything significant: it's probably one of the very small ones, like the high-fins, about 2" max and very slender. The most dedicated pod eaters are the dragonets, but they're not too compatible with pseudochromis or wrasses: the flashers are probably more easy-going than the fairy wrasses: I've had fairies kill several small gobies. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

04/09/2007, 11:18 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Yes, the pods are there. They most likely came on your live rock and will continue to breed in the fuge. The chaeto will also be a good 'refuge' for pods to grow. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

04/09/2007, 11:27 PM	#4
Cozen89 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,411	so the tangaroa probably isn't as beneficial to a system as a diamond or another sand sifter huh? Darn. I bought the thing thinking it was a sifter too because it looked so much like the diamond, which I thought it was. Maybe I can return it if I am able to catch the thing. thanks for the info on pods.