MadReefer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I think pods and refugiums are more important than most people think. Pods are trying to reproduce all the time and this makes a lot of nutrient rich, yet not rotting, coral food. I think there is a lot going on in refugiums that can't be seen. I wish I had a microscope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 ive always wondered this..dont pods or bristleworms or mini brittle stars get chopped up when they go through the return pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Bigger stuff gets chopped. But it's all the little stuff you want to go through and it lives. Even when stuff gets chopped it feeds stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 wouldnt bristleworms and mini brittle stars get chopped cuz there bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 If they go in, they could be chopped. They can live through being chopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I never see anything get chopped and I have thousands of pods in my refugiums, it probably happens though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 how can they live through being blended up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 I never see anything get chopped and I have thousands of pods in my refugiums' date=' it probably happens though.[/quote'] but pods are smaller than worms or mini brittle stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 You can cut worms and starfish and make two worms or starfish. They may or may not live, but there is a chance they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadReefer Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Copepods are smallest and have the best chance of living. Algae eating isopods can live but probably sometimes die. Big amphipods probably die more often but the small ones probably pass right through. I don't know for sure, but I know it feeds the corals and fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted February 14, 2009 Author Share Posted February 14, 2009 i knew you could with worms but didnt know that starfish could do that too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstoneburg Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I would switch but already dumped the $35 on the steve T cup. Not to mention everything is already setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef-fisher Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 I think pods and refugiums are more important than most people think. Pods are trying to reproduce all the time and this makes a lot of nutrient rich' date=' yet not rotting, coral food. I think there is a lot going on in refugiums that can't be seen. I wish I had a microscope.[/quote'] This is why I want to keep my fuge. I guess it doesnt really matter which chamber the skimmer is in, especially if I can save 35 bucks and wreap the same benefits. On a side note, I think the benefits of a skimmer in smaller systems are underrated too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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