Copepods Por Favor

[NikoLover]

Hi all!
I am new on RC here. Introduced myself in the beginners section you can read it here....

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=18486273&posted=1#post18486273

But on to better things.
I was wondering is there anyone here in Tucson that might have a bunch of copepods they could back up for me that I could dump into my Refugium (It's been up for a week now.

I would buy some, but I am really tight right now as most are. Just seeing if there were any helping hands. Thanks!

 

[itsmateo]

Welcome! you should find plenty of help here. Im in the middle of tearing down my tank and starting up a smaller one. i dont have any pods i can bag up, but i do have plenty of rocks full of feather duster worms that are great for the fuge, if you'd like a rock let me know and ill bag one up for you. hopefully someone will have some pods for you and you can get everything up and running.

 

[fishaholic911]

I have cheato that should have a ton of pods, you are welcome to a bag full.

 

[fishaholic911]

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[NikoLover]

I have cheato that should have a ton of pods, you are welcome to a bag full.

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lol. Thank you.
Yea I would love to get some from you. I got some cheato from SEA and I took a magnifying glass to the stuff yesterday and for the life of me couldn't see any pods. I thought for sure there would be some in there. I even considered taking a handful to my lab and see if I could use a stereomicroscope to use them, but then I was thinking that was a little beyond necessary as I should see them with the naked eye.

I will PM you with my contact info

 

[aquaph8]

Check back with me and I should have my pod culture thriving real soon. ill give you some extra pod/phyto mix to add to it.

 

[Jmnazari]

I got a bag of Cheato about 2 weeks ago from SEA, and I put it directly in my 46g tank (that has only been up for 3 months) and WHAMO!!! I got pods galore in my tank, like I could have a green mandarin if I wanted! Most people would advise against cheato in the display, but I found it very very helpful! And I too, was discouraged at first, looking for pods when I bought the chaeto.

 

[NikoLover]

I got a bag of Cheato about 2 weeks ago from SEA, and I put it directly in my 46g tank (that has only been up for 3 months) and WHAMO!!! I got pods galore in my tank, like I could have a green mandarin if I wanted! Most people would advise against cheato in the display, but I found it very very helpful! And I too, was discouraged at first, looking for pods when I bought the chaeto.

Huh. I wonder if the same will happen to me. I got some more cheato though and it has a TON of stuff in it.

Check back with me and I should have my pod culture thriving real soon. ill give you some extra pod/phyto mix to add to it.

Sounds great. Would be nice to find somewhere for live pods. I want to make sure that my tank is plenty stocked since it is a smaller tank. If I throw pods in there regularly it should be okay.


Just an update though I quarintined off my Green Mandarin from the other fish (less competitiveness for food) and he is eating a TON of frozen brine shrimp. So I can say that I am not worried about him not eating. He is a fast and plump little guy. I am going to release him back into the main display tonight.

 

[Jmnazari]

Huh. I wonder if the same will happen to me. I got some more cheato though and it has a TON of stuff in it.

I wouldn't doubt it! I put the Cheato next my glass to see pods, I have about 15 per square inch on the glass near the cheato, and about 3-6 per square inch on other parts of my glass :beer: Just watch out for loose bits of the stuff clogging filters/power heads, etc....