For everyone with a MANDARIN!

DIY Pod Condos - The Reef Tank

just found this and thought it was a great idea! thought i would share

 

Good find Toallhisdoom, pretty good idea! when I decide to get a Mandarin i'll keep that in mind

 

i am doing it tonight lol

 

Thanks for sharing! Any idea where to get the mesh at? Lowes maybe? We don't have a Home Depot here
Also, do you think directly seeding the condo is necessary or will they naturally gravitate to it? As opposed to the rest of the LR in the tank that is. Guess I'm wondering why the need for a pod condo if my tank is full of LR, which has plenty of nooks/crannies and hidy holes. Plus I've only 1 fish that actually hunts/eats copepods.

 

oh well this is more for if you have a sump. you put these in the sump then bring them up to the DT after a few days when all the pods move in, and just rotate between a few of them so the fish have a constant supply of pods.

 

Thats a great idea, thats kinda what i was curious about. I dont think i would want that thing in my DT, so in a sump would be perfect wow i want a mandatin just so i can try this! Lol jk

 

you put it in the back of the DT behind the rock work and keep a couple in the sump. Every few days you rotate them out. Most of your pods will be in the fuge. So this way it brings them up to the DT.

 

Could probably get away with using crafting plastic canvas. Just a thought because a sheet is probably less than a buck.

 

Cool idea

 

Great idea, I hope a lot of new guys to the hobby see this, and realize how hard these animals are to keep in a newer system. Another way to get pods to the dt is simply shaking out your chaeto, it will release a ton of them