Quarantine Tank thoughts

[Aquattro]

It's tough to set that up tho, unless you have a fish room or a really awesome spouse. My QT has to go outside after this batch, as my spouse has reached the end of her awesomeness on the subject
Not thinking, I added some good rock from my DT that I now have to medicate, and that makes it garbage now. The rock will all have to go in a bucket or the garden or something.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

It's tough to set that up tho, unless you have a fish room or a really awesome spouse.

It's in a spare room, the 40 is on a stand and the two 20-gallon tanks are in the stand under the 40. If there's fish in the 20's I open the doors of the stand so light can get in.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

It's in a spare room, the 40 is on a stand and the two 20-gallon tanks are in the stand under the 40. If there's fish in the 20's I open the doors of the stand so light can get in.

Mine is in the dining area of my kitchen. Just moved my 90g QT out to the garage, wife is happy(er)

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Mine is in the dining area of my kitchen. Just moved my 90g QT out to the garage, wife is happy(er)

That sir, is your problem. Number one rule - keep fish stuff out of the kitchen and bathroom. That is wife territory (don't tell her that!).

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

That sir, is your problem. Number one rule - keep fish stuff out of the kitchen and bathroom. That is wife territory (don't tell her that!).

Only place I have. She's good about it, but it's getting a bit much, even for me

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

That sir, is your problem. Number one rule - keep fish stuff out of the kitchen and bathroom. That is wife territory (don't tell her that!).

Oh, and no, kitchen is my area

[hillegom]

The TT system is what I use. I only have a 50 gal DT at this time, so only keep small fish. The small fish I transfer between two pails. with one black pvc pipe in each. separate heaters and air hose. This method takes 15 days.
On the eve of a transfer I feed more than normal.
Before bed, I put a heavy black plastic bag over the pail. This prevents light entering in the morning. When I transfer the fish that morning, it usually is still asleep in the pvc after I take the bag off. So I put a net under one side of the pipe and raise it up. The fish usually ends up in the net, and wakes up when he's in the air. He's in the new pail before he knows it and quickly hides in the new pvc
I will use prazipro in the first two pails, 3 days each. And in the last transfer (3 days) before placing in the DT
Walter I really like the idea of the glass tank for observing the fish the last 3 days. I will incorporate this in my next TT

[Reef Pilot]

Dietmar, do you use any water conditioning, for ammonia or anything? I was thinking of just storing up a few pails from my DT water changes. That would already be well conditioned naturally. I would just make sure it is well aerated before putting in the fish. They are in there for such a short time, so would hope the water wouldn't go bad that fast.

[Fin2you]

Originally Posted by Myka

That sir, is your problem. Number one rule - keep fish stuff out of the kitchen and bathroom. That is wife territory (don't tell her that!).

Let's throw a monkey wrench into this just b/c I can. What if the wife is the fish keeper & the husband has the problem with the fish stuff everywhere??? I have a 10gal fish tank on my kitchen counter & over my dead body does it go anywere. I love interacting with my betta while I'm stuck in the kitchen god only knows how many hours out of the day cooking for these legged family members (both 2 & 4), plus my basement spare kitchen right now is a disaster zone of Extra fish stuff I don't know what to do with & there are 2 5gal tanks in the garage hubby doesn't want there.......
Hubby put a shelf in the bottom of the metal stand for my 40gal but it's open (just got a tablecloth covering it & the damn cats keep getting under there knocking everything over.

[rsisvixen]

I run my TT's with a home made sponge filter ( some small starbucks plastic cups, made holes around the bottom third of the sides, stuff in some filter floss, airstone, some ceramic media for weight, drill the lid with holes and run an airtube through and voila a sponge filter )
During my TT and QT I always mix in some fish eggs to the food mix, I've yet to find any fish that will refuse it. I also add live bbs and tiggerpods in the morning for the shy fish.

Originally Posted by Fin2you

Let's throw a monkey wrench into this just b/c I can. What if the wife is the fish keeper & the husband has the problem with the fish stuff everywhere???

Lol, I hear you, I also breed birds so I have bird stuff and fish stuff everywhere.