New 55 gallon

Do I need liverock etc. in the quarantine tank?

[Nano]

Originally Posted by Mitch256

Do I need liverock etc. in the quarantine tank?

You should have some but you dont need the "1lb per gallon" its more so for the fishes sake, to help keep stress levels down as it gives them somewhere to hide if need be, and it never hurts to have that extra filtration

[daniella3d]

I have liverock in my quarantine tank as cured liverock will prevent ammonia from building up and will keep water quality. I would only remove the liverock if I would have to treat with copper.

So far I have treated fish with Paraguard and with hyposalinity and never had to remove the liverock with these, as well as prazipro which is reef safe.

Again if it is porous liverock you don't need that much in a 20 gallons. I have about 7 lbs in my 20 gallons quarantine and it does the job.

Originally Posted by Mitch256

Do I need liverock etc. in the quarantine tank?

[Nano]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

I have liverock in my quarantine tank as cured liverock will prevent ammonia from building up and will keep water quality. I would only remove the liverock if I would have to treat with copper.

So far I have treated fish with Paraguard and with hyposalinity and never had to remove the liverock with these, as well as prazipro which is reef safe.

Again if it is porous liverock you don't need that much in a 20 gallons. I have about 7 lbs in my 20 gallons quarantine and it does the job.

+1 to the LR, I am afraid to try FW dips and Hypo/hyper salinity I think I'm still too new for that haha

Ok, I'll definitely do that! What would you guys suggest for stocking? I'd like to get some kind of an idea as to what I can put in there, just to do research on the fish before hand to know there needs etc.

[Maverick00]

Id suggest getting an Auto Top Off system to replace water evaporation and keep salinity stable. One of the things i wish i would have bought the day i set up my tank. Still the best purchase ive made in this hobby period, trying to pour water into my display tank with a 5 gallon bottle sucked...

[reefwars]

reactors for gfo and carbon are must have imo

[Reverend]

MY #1 REGRET in this hobby is that i didn't get my tank drilled before i went ahead and filled it.

i started out as most people do, sumpless. i have the same 65G display, and after headache after headache, i realized i needed a sump/refugium. honestly, having an HOB siphon overflow box keeps me up at night sometimes thinking i will wake up to a flood. so if i were you, i would seriously plan on going with a sump and having a drilled tank now, before you fill the tank and get going, then decide to have a sump later and then need to use a HOB siphon overflow box. if you plan ahead now, you won't have the same regret.