Pods and fauna

[madison]

OK...heads up!!! really dumb question attached:
If one of the benefits of having a refg is to grow pods and fauna for the livestocks in the DT such as gobies, LMB's and a place to grow macro's to maintain a good water parimeter...
How does the pods tranfer up to the MT? from the refg to the sump thru the skimmer under the overflow sock...into the sponge (traps micro bubbles) and then into the return and then the MT?
Or do I have to manually do the tranfer with a cup?
Told you that was a dumb question...

 

[nas19320]

Usually the pods go from the refuge into the return pump into the DT.

 

[madison]

It just seems like a long journey...so another words...as long as I have a healthy colony in the refg...my MT is probably well fed?
Thanks Nas!

 

[meadbhb]

Hiya,
You could always put a few pieces of rubble in the refg and transfer it back and forth between it and the main tank to help the pod population.
Meadbhb

 

[nas19320]

Originally posted by Madison
It just seems like a long journey...so another words...as long as I have a healthy colony in the refg...my MT is probably well fed?
Thanks Nas!
Yup, a few get chopped up by the impeller but most will make it through. The shorter the trip the more survive, I would have the refuge dump right into the return pump. Not many pods if any will survive a trip like you first described. There are also manual ways of transferrring pods if you want.

 

[madison]

Thanks all!...I think I will do as suggested...using a few
LR as a tranport vehicle...

 

[madison]

LR with lots of holes...or some dead flower pots