Copepod collection and cleaning

4/8/18
In this video I go over collecting copepods and cleaning there vessel.

[@torchestogether2455]

This is great. Thank you for Home Depot bar codes and being very detailed. Thanks!

[@jasoncruz3506]

Best video yet love how easy it was

[@KreefAquariumhobby]

Great information! Nice video

[@thepassionreef]

very nice tutorial...such a cool concept reminds me of my days when i use to culture phyto and brine shrimp...

[@ivannunez3131]

I love to see videos of that

[@SCReefer]

Cool concept

[@rizendell]

I got some cheap and simple strainers that stack. They are able to filter out the detritus from the pods so I dont have to add the crap back in to the new water.

[@ruyvieira104]

They only stay on the walls, I wonder if having some marbles or something like that inside the growing jar can increase the amount of copepods that can be grown in a single jar

[@justinnewman347]

What is your method of keeping each culture of phyto after using it on you pods, do you refrigerate it and use it for the pods and your tank until you need more or, do you use a fresh culture for each fresh culture of pods and the refrigerated culture for the tank?

[@cociutomo]

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[@dylanvuong4043]

Your video is by far the most comprehensive and easiest to follow. I just want to ask how fast do you set the bubble for the phyto and copepod culture? Thanks

[@Emanna81]

Van Vuong , thanks! I just let the bubbles flow for the phyto. If too many bubbles start to collect at the surface I back it down a bit. You want enough to keep the water moving and the phyto. Suspended in the water. A little less flow for the copepods. You want the water to move but not blowing the copepods around the vessel. They like to mostly hang on the bottom and sides. If you look closely in the video you can see the bubbles to get a better idea. Hope that helps. Thanks again for watching.

[@torchestogether2455]

Agreed. Very descriptive and full. Searched everywhere and most people only have parts of this info. Thanks again

[@xisotopex]

what solution are the copepods in when you are growing them?

[@tizbrin]

why do you use rubbing alcohol and not cleaning vinegar??

[@irishlad7458]

Copepod nets are best

[@laminar_flow]

Thats a great description of your process! Any issues with water temperature? If i did this in my basement the water would settle into the 60's for temp, i think.

[@Emanna81]

laminar flow, I culture phytoplankton in my basement. The house is kept at 72 ° f the basememt water without a heater is about 65°F and haven't had a prob. I'm told it makes the culture grow alittle slower. The tiger pods like cooler water so no prob. With them either. I just got Tisbe pods and going to start a culture with them. They are a tropical species so hope it works without a heater.

[@randomdutchguy]

I think the pods don't mind the dirt in the water...,. they will just eat it

[@CarolinaShoreFishing]

That looks as easy as brine shrimp. Thanks for sharing. Have you had success culturing your own phyto? That’s something I’m interested in so I don’t have to buy some every week. Also, I know my lfs sells pods a dollar an ounce but I don’t think its as dense of a population as your getting

[@Emanna81]

Carolina Shore Fishing, yes I have been cultering nanonochloropsis phytoplankton for a couple of months now. SUPER easy. You can get the F2 hydro fertilizer off of amazon for about $13, it lasts A LONG TIME! takes about 7 to 10 days for max cell density. I keep it at room temp in the basement with no heater and no probs. I also use the same style vessels just a little more bubbles to keep the phyto. Suspended in water column.

[@CarolinaShoreFishing]

EZreefin sweet I’ll have to give this a try

[@irishlad7458]

Once there in your tank they feed on detritus and carryon breeding in a established tank you don't need to keep breeding just need a couple of 1000nd to seed you reef tank I do a new batch once every 3 months seed again

[@Wogix26]

it depends, in my specific scenario my wife wants mandarins, pipefish, and seahorses. so I will have to culture or go broke.

[@alfst5546]

I am puzzled, surely the coffee filter must collect the detritus as well as the copepods, doesn’t it ?

[@Emanna81]

It does collect some. The dirty water is more important since it has all the broken down dissolved organics in it.

[@chrisq0904]

Where did you purchase the jars?

[@Emanna81]

Found some in walmart along with the plastic lids.I. also ordered some on Amazon.

[@buddybonbutt7510]

Do you think you have to put the culture at 1.025? Mine came in 1.020, and I've been keeping it at 1.020.

[@Emanna81]

It should be fine. You can also add some water to drip it down if you want.

[@buddybonbutt7510]

@@Emanna81 youtube didn't notify me you responded. Thanks. BTW what species is this? I find Apocyclops pods so hard to see but they're supposed to be one of the bigger types of species.

[@dominus6224]

@@Emanna81What kind of lighting should I use (probably an obvious answer). I see people use pretty expensive lighting sometimes and I’m wondering what spectrum it should have. Like, is a regular lightbulb enough?

[@a.j.gruening7705]

With a coffee filter, don’t you also capture the detritus?

[@Emanna81]

You do capture some. Not enough to make a huge difference. You do get rid of a lot of dissolved organics in the water when you strain them. I personally don't know of any way to get rid of the detritus clumps without risk of loosing your adult copepods down the drain. If you use a larger strainer you run the same risk of loosing the adults as well as loosing the newly hatched babies. Hope that helped.

[@sodalines]

isnt it easy to just buy copepods?

[@puggles5744]

It is more convenient. But pet shops and online stores charge outrageous prices for a small bottle of them. If you have fish and corals that feed on them, then they go pretty quick. It is much cost efficient to culture your own then to constantly buy them.

[@julianozambrano7249]

Dose it catch all the eggs to or no?

[@Emanna81]

The eggs are usually attached to the abdomen of the female. Until they hatch.