How big is your...

[ChrisIsBored]

Quarantine tank?

I'm thinking of setting one up and was wondering what everyone else has in the way of sizes.

It's also a good excuse to create a nice little shrimp tank :wink:

 

[wade1]

I use a 20 or 29g tank. Heater, top, darkened on 3 sides with PVC pieces inside for cover. No substrate, no filtration. Maxijet powerhead aimed at the surface for movement and aeration.

Fairly simple.

Wade

 

[beerbaron]

currently i have a 20 gallon on a 75reef
im enlarging that to a 50 gallon- combination of rubbermade containers inorder to have a large dsb area. the bigger the better imo.
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[danmhippo]

Beerbaron, I am not sure if incorporating DSB into a "quarantine tank" is a good idea. Everytime you use chemicals to treat new additions, you will likely kill everything in the DSB as well.

 

[beerbaron]

oh my bad, ithought it said refugium. you know they are pretty similar words :roll:

 

[Reefguide]

Not very...

 

[beerbaron]

what part of refugium is so different from quarantine :?: :?: they do both have r and e in them.

 

[NaH2Ofreak]

Keep in mind that it's not necessarily the SIZE of your refugium that matters....it's how you stock it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank gawd!

Dennis

 

[Reefguide]

LMAO....

 

[danmhippo]

what part of refugium is so different from quarantine :?: :?: they do both have r and e in them.

Dude, you forgot the "u".......... :lol:

 

[danmhippo]

Back to the original topic. I don't have one that is always setup. When I need one, I use empty IO salt buckets instead (Got plenty of those around). Fill it with water, add a heater and powerhead. Keep the lid closed most of time. Monitor ammonia/nitrite level, and change water when necessary.

 

[scooterr]

I have a 40g breeder setup as a quarintine tank. It has PVC pipe and some elbows of various sizes, a heater, a powerhead, a Prizm (extra from old tank), a thermometer, and eggcrate on top. The reason mine is so big is because thats what I had in the basement and I have a few big fish(angels) in the the future plans.
HTH