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02-24-2011, 04:14 AM
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Opinions needed from all you hardcore Coral growers
So I am in the process of a setting up several tanks for growing corals out and fragging and just wanted to get some input
should I set up a separate quarantine system for the corals? or will having separate tanks but connected by a common sump be sufficient to keep any problems or diseases from spreading? are diseases mostly contact to contact or are they water borne that would just go thru the overflow into the other tanks. so what would you do? the big thing is I don't want to have to buy yet another large skimmer.....and another sump. thanks in advance for your input Neal
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02-24-2011, 04:24 AM
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A common system is alright. But I highly recommend iodine dips of all crags and colonies after the fragging process that way Any corL disease will be eliminated and iodine dips of all new coral being introduced to the tank.
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02-24-2011, 04:38 AM
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What do you think you should do? You're the one who has to look after it. I personally find it enough work to manage the water chemisty of one system so keep it all together.
Red bugs, flatworms, sundial snails, aptasia, majano, hydroids, fire worms, crabs, nudibranchs, bacterial infections... yes you should quarentine.
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02-24-2011, 04:43 AM
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i am definitely quarantining.
I am just wondering if being in separate tanks will suffice vice a totally separate system. thanks Neal
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02-24-2011, 04:50 AM
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I think that the QT should be a separate system but maybe just a small one. That is just what I would do but that doesn't mean I am right.
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