Quarantine Tank

[Ace23*15*]

Wats Good, i'm new here and a beginner aswell, i have a feelin my tank is going be good but a little rough at first..thats I think i should have a QT..
I'm tryin to figure out wats the best things i should use for it with out overloading it?

 

[nanoreefer22]

Welcome to MR!

For a simple QT, get yourself a 10g tank, any old lights, a HOB filter and you're good to go. This would be to QT fish of course.

-krisEN

 

[MightyMike]

maybe some pvc parts, 90s, some hiding spots; as opposed to LR, you don't want to waste your time/$ (not to mention the life of anything in the LR) with whatever you might be QTing. Welcome to MR

 

[emp125g]

you should have a QT. i made a huge mistake not to have a QT.
here is the pic of my 10g QT.

 

[Ace23*15*]

does it really matter what kind of lights i have and do invertebrates need to be acclimated?

 

[nanoreefer22]

does it really matter what kind of lights i have and do invertebrates need to be acclimated?

If you're going to use the QT to QT corals then the lighting over the tank will definately matter. ARe you planning on using it for corals too?

 

[Ace23*15*]

yes, what are some illnesses that corals get and what are the symptoms?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i used :google: and this is one of the pages i found about coral diseases...

Coral Disease Info

how long you been in the hobby for?

and why is everything you say in BOLD ---> we can read this type as well :lol2:

 

[Ace23*15*]

thanx a million

 

[digitalreefer]

do invertebrates need to be acclimated?

YES!
Most inverts are more sensitive than fish to water changes and require a longer acclimation.

 

[cooksalot]

YES!
Most inverts are more sensitive than fish to water changes and require a longer acclimation.

i think when he asked if invertabrates needed to be acclimated he meant quarrantined? do any of you actually quarrantine inverts, or just fish?

 

[Ace23*15*]

what are or what is pvc? and what is there purpose?

 

[drunktank]

what are or what is pvc? and what is there purpose?

you dunno what PVC is? Its plumbing pipe, you can find it at ur local hardware store. It's used as a hiding place for ur fish so they dont stress b/c you DONT put LR in ur QT

 

[herman]

PVC = polyvinyl Chloride. Its basically the pipes we use for plumbing. The PVC is simply to create some hiding places for the fish that we quarantine. By having hiding places the stress levels get reduced.

 

[techreef]

yes, QT inverts is also a good idea. While ich doesn't prey on inverts, it can be carried in on them. By QT'ing inverts, you keep any hitchhiking ich cysts in a fish-free QT environment, and eventually they die. then you plop the inverts into your display.

...it takes so much darn patience to do this hobby well!

 

[Deanos]

yes, QT inverts is also a good idea. While ich doesn't prey on inverts, it can be carried in on them. By QT'ing inverts, you keep any hitchhiking ich cysts in a fish-free QT environment, and eventually they die. then you plop the inverts into your display.

How long would you suggest QTing inverts?

 

[cooksalot]

yes, QT inverts is also a good idea. While ich doesn't prey on inverts, it can be carried in on them. By QT'ing inverts, you keep any hitchhiking ich cysts in a fish-free QT environment, and eventually they die. then you plop the inverts into your display.

...it takes so much darn patience to do this hobby well!

thanks..i didn't realize they could carry ich. let me ask you a few questions...how long do you QT them for, and if you have only inverts and coral in your main tank, how long can the ich live for? in other words, if you are just setting up your CUC but not planning on adding fish for a month or so, would you still need to QT them? i thought ich died fairly quickly without a fish to host on. obviously QTing them would be more important if you were adding them once you had fish, but for the initial CUC, is it as important? thanks.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

here is a good site on parasites and ich

http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/ich.shtml