How long to leave quarantine tank alone?

[marie]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

Any specific reason you pick 8 weeks?

That's the number of weeks it would take to make sure there is no ich in the tank

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

When I refill it, won't that create a cycle again since it is essentially starting a new tank all over again? This tank has been running steady for a couple of years now.

Yes it would start a cycle over again but if you have to wait 8 weeks to get rid of ich anyway, cycling would take less time


Leah I meant just that, if you use a bleach/water solution to clean the tank and filters then it would kill any possible pathogens and chlorine dissipates in a few days making the tank habitable again.