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06/06/2014, 05:25 AM
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How to clean glass and not squish all the pods?
Thread title says it all. My new tank glass is covered with pods. I am delighted, but want to clean the glass with my magnet thinger at some point. Blow them off with a power head first?
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06/06/2014, 06:05 AM
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I just use my Magnet and it doesn't to seem hurt my pod population.
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Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~ |
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06/06/2014, 06:06 AM
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I interpret that as ignore them? Or name the pods all Huey?
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06/06/2014, 06:07 AM
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(Which I totally have just done, thanks to you.) :-D
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320 gallon tank, lots of locally collected stock. Yes, I have the permits. Took ten years off, happy to be back! Current Tank Info: 320g custom tank with 80g sump. Using local natural sea water. |
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06/06/2014, 08:38 AM
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I asked the same question before. It is ok to just wipe the glass with magnet cleaner. You may kill a few pods, but it wont effect most of them
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06/06/2014, 10:44 AM
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If you have that many on your glass, you have way more in the rock. You will not hurt anything by cleaning the glass with a magnet cleaner.
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06/06/2014, 10:46 AM
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By pods on the glass do you mean the little orange/red things? I have a ton on the glass as well, but I thought pods were the little sand flea looking ones??
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06/06/2014, 11:03 AM
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They're white and look like jumpy little fleas. But from my understanding, there are many different types of copepods and amphipods (and isopods!) That can be present.
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06/06/2014, 11:04 AM
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And thanks, everyone! Guess I'm just so thrilled to see them that I don't want to squish even a single one of them. Never expected to see so many this early on.
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320 gallon tank, lots of locally collected stock. Yes, I have the permits. Took ten years off, happy to be back! Current Tank Info: 320g custom tank with 80g sump. Using local natural sea water. |
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06/06/2014, 01:19 PM
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Let them run from your magnet. The ones that get killed by it were inferior anyways, and would have just bread more slow moving pods. You are doing the population a service by weeding out the weak ones.
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06/06/2014, 01:31 PM
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06/06/2014, 03:24 PM
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Thanks John.
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