Nothing growing in the sump?

[phastroh]

I do not have anything growing in my sump? No pods or anything.

I do see them in the tank occasionally but it isn't like there are a ton.

Tanks checks out phenom so what is the deal. There are plenty of rocks and stuff in the sump but the rocks are before the bubble trap but I do not see anything on the sponge ever.

Maybe they just don't grow well in my tank system.

 

[markymark]

try but adding some type of reef pods any type of cope pods, they ll grow in time also a piece of nice marco algae makes for a nice refuge for them to breed and grow with harm from other tank inhabitants

 

[phastroh]

I found soft white things growing but didn't know what they were. Looked like motto potatoes.

 

[Bifferwine]

Marky is right -- you can buy bottled live pods at your LFS to seed it with, that will help speed up the pod growth. You could also try adding phytoplankton to the water. Other than that, I guarantee if you wait and be patient, they will show up eventually! :)

 

[Bifferwine]

I found soft white things growing but didn't know what they were. Looked like motto potatoes.

Sounds like pineapple (aka scypha, aka q-tip) sponges.

 

[phastroh]

Yeah I do add it to the man tank occasionally. How can they get past my bubble.trap sponge.

 

[BL1]

They won't, that sponge will stop them. You should take that out anyway, it's a detritus trap. Make sure the ones your adding aren't tigger pods, they are a colder water species and won't be able to reproduce at our temperatures.

 

[phastroh]

I was using it to stop bubbles which only start up when I clean the skimmer. How weird. I also have a sponge on the return pump to block any chaeto cuz I have to keep ii in the return chamber in a HOB Refugium. Maybe I can reconfigure it but im not sure.

 

[markymark]

Tigger pods I have heard many rumors that they will not live in warm water, but i have added them many times to my tank and there are still in there right now :) Reef Nutrition FAQ / Tigger-Pods FAQ here

 

[reeftanker84]

i tryed tiger pods in a pod tank and they all died,even with phyto and macro,just get some macro algae called ulva and the pods will go nuts