Filter Sock Maintenance in Your Lobster Pod System Keeping your Lobster Pod system clean and healthy is all about regular, simple maintenance—and one key component in that process is looking after the filter socks. These small but essential parts help ensure top water quality and overall system efficiency. Each Lobster Pod filter chamber contains two…
Loading and Unloading Shellfish in the Lobster Pod: Best Practice Guide Efficient, stress-free handling is vital when storing live shellfish—especially for premium products like lobster, crab, and langoustine. The Lobster Pod shellfish holding system has been designed to make this process simpler, safer, and more organised. In this guide, we’ll walk through the practical steps…
Maintaining Mechanical Filter Foams in Lobster Tanks Mechanical filtration plays a vital role in keeping lobster tanks clean, healthy, and running efficiently. At Todd Fish Tech, our filter systems are designed with simplicity and effectiveness in mind—and nowhere is that clearer than in the use of our layered foam filters. What Are Mechanical Filter Foams?…
🦞 Shellfish Check-In: Why Health on Arrival Matters When it comes to holding live shellfish in a recirculating system like the Lobster Pod, success starts at the very beginning — with the condition of your stock when it arrives. No matter how advanced your system is, it can’t reverse damage already done to weak or…
Todd Fish Tech’s guide to Holding Temperatures for Shellfish When it comes to holding live shellfish like lobster, crab, or langoustine, water temperature isn’t just a detail — it’s a key factor in the health of your stock and the performance of your filtration system. At Todd Fish Tech, we recommend maintaining your Lobster Pod…
Why Salinity Matters: A Practical Guide to Shellfish-Safe Water In the world of shellfish holding systems, water quality isn’t just important—it’s everything. And when it comes to water quality, salinity is one of the key factors that determines the health and survival of your lobsters, crabs, or langoustines. Whether you’re using natural seawater or creating…
How to Carry Out a Water Change on Your Lobster Tank Maintaining optimal water quality is essential for the health and vitality of your lobsters. One of the key maintenance tasks in operating a Lobster Pod system or any lobster tank is performing regular water changes. Once your system is fully matured, we recommend a…
Shellfish Capacity in a Lobster Tank When it comes to storing live shellfish, particularly lobster and crab, capacity isn’t just a matter of volume—it’s about ensuring optimal conditions for animal health, water quality, and operational efficiency. At the core of our system design philosophy is a deep understanding of stocking density, tank surface area, and…
Setting Up Your Todd Fish Tech Lobster Pod: An Expert Step-by-Step Guide When your Lobster Pod arrives, it marks the beginning of an exciting venture into sustainable fisheries. Each system is thoughtfully packed to ensure it arrives in perfect condition. Now, as you prepare to set up your Lobster Pod, here’s a professional guide to…
Although we often refer to our shellfish systems as Lobster Tanks they are are also excellent at storing crabs and langoustine. Crab have slightly different requirements to lobster. They can make the seawater in the tank very mucky so we tend to have a larger mechanical filter. Â They produce more physical waste so we ensure…