pod culture

[docta09]

going to start a one up but i have questions i cant find answers to...
from what i understand i need
1. a jar or anything to hold water in
2. a air line going into it for oxygen
3. phytoplankton
4. bottle of pods to start out

is there something im missing?

i wanted to know if
1. they need light
2. do i need to heat the water and if i do what temp.
3. how do i know if i should do a water change
4. i have zooplankton will that be good as a food source.
5. how much air do they need i got a 5-10 airpump and its way too much i got a valve but i dont know how much air to give them exactly. do want to disrupt them

 

[little_fish]

The best person to ask about this is Wes666, he has some articles on how to do this in the articles section. I would check those out.

 

[sen5241b]

I assume you meant pods and not "cod".

The best way to gorw lots of pods is to setup a refugium with small pieces of LR

 

[docta09]

Ya I meant pods lol
I have a refuge but I also wanted to have sum on the side
I already have sum in the refugium
I just got 2 bottles was thinking of throwing one in the refuge and the others one start sumthing on the side to throw them in the dt every once in a while

 

[docta09]

i dnt see any articles

 

[Amba]

I read a great article here:

Raising Rotifers, Raising Copepods, feeding mandarin gobys gobies

I have a 2 gallon tank I'm raising brine shrimp in. Gonna divide it and raise pods in the other half. They look easy, just keep the water green and aerated 1 bubble a second and they should grow fine.