Sick fish....QT tanks and the headaches... how do you cope?

[daniella3d]

That's only true if you use copper (cupramine or other copper) but if you use formaline or Paraguard it's not toxic and liverock is good because there is no ammonia problem. Without liverock ammonia must be monitored twice per dans and water in large quantity must be ready at any time the ammonia start to rise. Ammonia at high PH is very toxic and only a small trace can kill fish. I suspect that those who fail and kill their fish in quarantine are not paying attention to ammonia.

Originally Posted by jostafew

and live rock in the QT, unless you don't mind throwing it out on a regular basis (can't clean it properly if needed).