I have a 10 gal refugium that is detached from my main tank. This tank is teeming with Amphipods & Copopods. I am looking for an easy way to collect Amphipods to introduce them into my main tank.
I currently place a dead coral head into the refugium which soon becomes home for the Amphipods. After a month I remove coral and place it in my main tank at night. This is done while my pig of a mandrin is sleeping.I have placed this coral on a piece of glass before and counted all of the pods that jump or I pull off. Maximun count has been about 15.
I am looking for a easy way to harvest these Amphipods and ensure a large population in my main tank.By the way my mandrin (I have had him for a year)is very healthy and has a fat stomach. I just want to ensure a large pod population for his future and possibly a source of trades with other reefers. I was hoping someone out there has a more efficient way of doing this.
Thanks,
Nemo
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I currently place a dead coral head into the refugium which soon becomes home for the Amphipods. After a month I remove coral and place it in my main tank at night. This is done while my pig of a mandrin is sleeping.I have placed this coral on a piece of glass before and counted all of the pods that jump or I pull off. Maximun count has been about 15.
I am looking for a easy way to harvest these Amphipods and ensure a large population in my main tank.By the way my mandrin (I have had him for a year)is very healthy and has a fat stomach. I just want to ensure a large pod population for his future and possibly a source of trades with other reefers. I was hoping someone out there has a more efficient way of doing this.
Thanks,
Nemo
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>"The sea is everything. It covers seventenths of the terresterial globe. It's breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert where man is never alone, for he feels life quivering around him on every side. "
-Jules Verne-<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Homepage www.wizard.net/~nemo
[b][i]nemo@wizard.net[/i][/b]