Quarantine Tank size? - Page 2

lcstorc · 06-15-2007, 02:49 PM

It can if you have some other media to grow the good bacteria such as a sponge or some bio-balls or something. Personally I do have a small amount of LR in my QT to help with the bio-load but I have it there with the knowledge that if I have a sick fish in the qt and have to treat it that LR will need to be removed and sterilized and then it would be base rock again. I don't have sand because that would be too hard to remove if I needed to treat the fish. Most people though do not have LR in their QT, just a sponge or bioballs or a bio-wheel something like that to house the good bacteria.

Shells · 06-16-2007, 07:07 AM

what i did, when i set up my QT tank is i did a water change on my 150 and
used that water to fill my QT tank. Then for the next 3 water changes i did
on my 150 i also did a water change on the QT tank. then i introduced my
powder blue. i believe that the water in the QT was very close in parimeters
to the water in the 150, thus the shock of moving him to the big tank was
minimal.

i also put live sand and a small rock from the big tank. there was macroalgae on the rock for the fish to eat. i put up a towel across the front so he wouldnt see
the activity goin on in the kitchen. if i had to medicate him i would have taken out
the live rock.

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5-20 gallons	14	32.56%
21-55 gallons	8	18.60%
56+ gallons	0	0%
I Keep It Cycled 24/7	11	25.58%
Use only when needed...	4	9.30%
I do NOT use a QT	19	44.19%
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06-15-2007, 02:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,008 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Quarantine Tank size? It can if you have some other media to grow the good bacteria such as a sponge or some bio-balls or something. Personally I do have a small amount of LR in my QT to help with the bio-load but I have it there with the knowledge that if I have a sick fish in the qt and have to treat it that LR will need to be removed and sterilized and then it would be base rock again. I don't have sand because that would be too hard to remove if I needed to treat the fish. Most people though do not have LR in their QT, just a sponge or bioballs or a bio-wheel something like that to house the good bacteria. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

06-16-2007, 07:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
Shells Sea Pen Join Date: May 2005 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 309 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Quarantine Tank size? what i did, when i set up my QT tank is i did a water change on my 150 and used that water to fill my QT tank. Then for the next 3 water changes i did on my 150 i also did a water change on the QT tank. then i introduced my powder blue. i believe that the water in the QT was very close in parimeters to the water in the 150, thus the shock of moving him to the big tank was minimal. i also put live sand and a small rock from the big tank. there was macroalgae on the rock for the fish to eat. i put up a towel across the front so he wouldnt see the activity goin on in the kitchen. if i had to medicate him i would have taken out the live rock.

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