Copepod Hotel Matrix (50mm Cube) - Reef & Marine
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Description
Give your microfauna the perfect home! đŚ
This is a specially designed "Copepod Hotel" to help boost the pod population in your marine or reef aquarium. Shaped as a compact 50x50x50 mm (5 cm) cube, it features a highly optimized 3D matrix design. Long square tunnels run completely through the cube on the Z-axis, which are then interconnected by smaller square windows/pathways on the X and Y axes.
Why your aquarium needs this:
- Massive Surface Area: The internal grid design maximizes the surface area for benthic copepods and amphipods to colonize, breed, and graze on biofilm/microalgae.
- Predator Safe Haven: If placed in the main display tank, the internal maze is too small for predators (like Mandarin gobies or wrasses) to enter, providing a safe breeding zone.
- Great for Refugiums: Perfect for dropping into your sump or refugium to create a concentrated pod colony.
â ď¸ MANDATORY PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS: â ď¸ You MUST print this model using PETG. Do not use standard PLA! PLA will absorb water, degrade, and break down over time in a saltwater environment, which can alter your water chemistry and destroy the hotel. PETG is reef-safe, highly durable, and will survive indefinitely submerged in your tank.
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