RyanC
New Member
I invested in a qt today. It’s an all in one fluval 5 gal. I know it’s a bit small, but after talking to my LFS guy and going over my wish list, he said this would be perfect. I plan on doing it one fish at a time and probably 2-4 weeks in between the time I move the qt fish from qt to DT just to monitor the load in the DT and get the chems normal. I still need a heater and a seachum ammonia detector as well as a couple pieces of pvc pipe, but I am waiting 30 days for the sponge to seed so I’ll get those. My first fish, actually 3rd, I have 2 clowns already who I put into the DT during cycling, will be either the red or purple firefish. It’s my birthday gift from the wife and she said she likes both but so do I so I have to research a little more and pick. Could I do both in a 40 gal and in a 5 gal qt?
I plan on dosing plazipro but don’t think I’m going to dose copper until I see something. I’m probably going to run qt 5-6 weeks per fish just to make sure I don’t see anything.
I do have a question. I got a sponge to run in the system, pretty good size
that I cut so I can get 3-4 sponges out of it. I’m trying to figure out where in my DT to place it to seed. I have an Aquatop all in one 40 gallon and I placed the sponge where the return pump is. I figured that it will speed with water that has run through the sponge, skimmer and media already. I do have space under my big sponge as well. Did I place it correctly? Thanks for any and all help
I plan on dosing plazipro but don’t think I’m going to dose copper until I see something. I’m probably going to run qt 5-6 weeks per fish just to make sure I don’t see anything.
I do have a question. I got a sponge to run in the system, pretty good size
that I cut so I can get 3-4 sponges out of it. I’m trying to figure out where in my DT to place it to seed. I have an Aquatop all in one 40 gallon and I placed the sponge where the return pump is. I figured that it will speed with water that has run through the sponge, skimmer and media already. I do have space under my big sponge as well. Did I place it correctly? Thanks for any and all help