Willj626
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Would it be possible to keep a breeding population of copepods in a tank that utilizes mechanical filtration?
I'm in the process of setting up a 5 gallon aio tank that uses a pump to draw water through an insertable filter area. I plan to just use filter floss and a sponge in the insertable area with a bag of activated carbon possibly. Would the pods in the tank just get caught on the filter medias and get stuck and die or would they live in the filter, or would they be able to pass through and return to the tank relatively unharmed? Would a trip through the pump hurt them?
I would really like to keep a population of pods going in this tank but I'm afraid using mechanical filtration will kill them off. If anyone has advice, experience, or knowledge on this I'd be grateful to hear it!
I'm in the process of setting up a 5 gallon aio tank that uses a pump to draw water through an insertable filter area. I plan to just use filter floss and a sponge in the insertable area with a bag of activated carbon possibly. Would the pods in the tank just get caught on the filter medias and get stuck and die or would they live in the filter, or would they be able to pass through and return to the tank relatively unharmed? Would a trip through the pump hurt them?
I would really like to keep a population of pods going in this tank but I'm afraid using mechanical filtration will kill them off. If anyone has advice, experience, or knowledge on this I'd be grateful to hear it!