Copods

[mcgyvr]

Go to Algae Barn, sometimes they have buy one, get one free. Also some of our members here sell them in the for sale threads

Just throwing in a clickable link to promote a good company..
https://www.algaebarn.com/
currently having a buy one get one offer for new customers.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

I don't have an ATS nor a refugium nor do I breed the little buggers and I have copepods and various other "critters" that my wrasse loves to munch on..

I started with dry rock/sand..


Pods,etc... were introduced into the system when I added corals

So you didn't introduce them. You believe they came in on your coral. Fair enough.

Quote from RDENNI15 in his OP:

"I do not currently have many corals in my tank at all (I have 1 hairy green mushroom rock) but want to add more."

Obviously RDENNI15 not only has coral in his tank, but at some time had more.

Must have been some copepods introduced into his tank.

If he had a ATS or refugium he'd have plenty of copepods now. :lol2:

 

[mcgyvr]

Twinfallz..
All this time I thought you really knew that an ATS isn't how the copepods got into your system.. and we were just messing with your making it look like thats what you thought..
Seems I was wrong there.. You really thought that the ATS is the only reason you have pods..

Hopefully now you have learned that they were already there (just hidden/smaller populations,etc..)and the ATS just allowed their populations to increase to the point where you now notice them..

 

[Scrubber_steve]

An algae scrubber facilitates the proliferation of copepods by providing an environment that is optimum. :celeb1:

 

[Baldguy]

To answer the original question, find someone in your area that will give you or sell you some chaeto. And yes, an ATS will help them multiply after they are there.

 

[Scrubber_steve]

Here's a lessen in civility, for the minority of egotistic participants on this forum.

this is how the conversation sould have gone!

Twinfalls said:
"An Algae scrubber is fantastic for adding copepods & amphpods. They produce millions of them."


response from kuzko:
Hi Twinfallz, can I ask; are you infering that algae produces copepods directly, or, suggesting that an algae scrubber facilitates the proliferation of copepods by providing an environment that is optimum?


response from Twinfallz;
Hi kuzko; I'm suggesting the second!
Thanks for asking, have a nice day. :bounce3:

 

[sde1500]

Here's a lessen in civility, for the minority of egotistic participants on this forum.



this is how the conversation sould have gone!



Twinfalls said:

"An Algae scrubber is fantastic for adding copepods & amphpods. They produce millions of them."





response from kuzko:

Hi Twinfallz, can I ask; are you infering that algae produces copepods directly, or, suggesting that an algae scrubber facilitates the proliferation of copepods by providing an environment that is optimum?





response from Twinfallz;

Hi kuzko; I'm suggesting the second!

Thanks for asking, have a nice day. :bounce3:

Should have just posted that the first time then. If basically everyone else read what you wrote as "ATS causes pods to appear" and you say that same thing multiple times then you're probably delivering your message poorly. Sarcastic response aside, the exchange did go similar to that, but then you doubled down on "ATS spontaneously created pods".

And don't scream racism when there isn't any, it cheapens actual occurrences of racism.

 

[BeachBumm]

This is my Second Marine Tank I have owned in probably 15 years. My current tank has been up for around 6 or more years without any major problems, My question is how are Copods introduced into the tank other than purchasing them from the local fish store.
I have never seen them in my current tank at all but did have them in my older tank.

My current setup was built from everything Dry and new, dry rock, dry sand etc. I cycled the tank with deli shrimp and off it went without many issues.
Here it is years later still running well and not 1 Copod has ever been seen, I do not currently have many corals in my tank at all (I have 1 hairy green mushroom rock) but want to add more.

Are Copods something that has to be introduced. I never did knowingly on my old aquarium..

Just a thought I had

I did add copepods to my tank but I could have gotten some in chaeto or in my live rock too . I have a really healthy population that can be seen at night very well ! I believe it was a combination of all this that got my population going so well . I also do not have an algae / turf scrubber as of yet .

 

[bertoni]

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[bertoni]

Let's give the subject of how copepods get into the system a rest.

I've deleted a number of posts.