When to add Copepods to new setup?

[fishkeeprian]

Hello my tank has been set up for a week, I did a quick cycle with ATM Colony, when can I add copepods to the system?

Thanks

 

[reefing102]

You should be able to add pods at anytime. I’ve found they’re pretty resilient to major changes.

 

[kharmaguru]

Agreed, but it would be nice if they had something to eat, as in algae. So maybe at the first sign of the 'uglies' you would add them.

 

[shred5]

Anytime. Just make sure you buy the right copepods like Tisbe. Most others wont survive long in a reef aquarium. Allot of the copepods sold in the hobby are for feeding larvae. They are ok to feed fish but do not last long in a reef because their life cycles bring them into the water column.