Do you have a quarantine tank?

The Grizz · #1 11-29-2011, 04:53 AM

I have a 20 gal tank, heater & HOB filter that I can throw together in minutes if needed. When I need to set it up I pull water out of my display & depending on what fish is going into it I have a range of pieces of PVC pipe to drop in.

emerald crab · #2 11-29-2011, 04:57 AM

I don't add anymore fish,( so no quarantine for that) but I dip and quarantine every coral for six weeks.

fishytime · #3 11-29-2011, 03:04 PM

I did have a QT for a short time, but no QT now.....I feel that the QT process adds an extra stress to the fishes life....

Reef Pilot · #4 11-29-2011, 03:47 PM

I actually have 2 tanks that I use to quarantine fish or corals. One is my refugium that I can disconnect from my DT if I want. This gives me some flexibility to quarantine fish or corals as needed, and rescue any corals that might get picked on by my Pearlscales. Both are 30 g.

Also use it to move/clean live rock from my DT and see if any aiptasia reappear. My Pearlscales and Copperband have done a great job of removing them from my DT, but I am sure there are still some hiding out, and I want to totally eradicate this pest. I used to have hundreds of them all over the tank, until my butterfly fish got to work.

Nano · #5 11-29-2011, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

I have a 20 gal tank, heater & HOB filter that I can throw together in minutes if needed. When I need to set it up I pull water out of my display & depending on what fish is going into it I have a range of pieces of PVC pipe to drop in.

Never thought of that haha, good Idea

gregzz4 · #6 11-29-2011, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by The Grizz

I have a 20 gal tank, heater & HOB filter that I can throw together in minutes if needed. When I need to set it up I pull water out of my display & depending on what fish is going into it I have a range of pieces of PVC pipe to drop in.

This is my exact plan. Already have all the gear as I was running freshwater before.

Cal_stir · #7 11-30-2011, 12:23 AM

YES
20 gal, rock rubble, canister filter, cheato.
learned my lesson a couple years ago

reefgirl189 · #8 11-30-2011, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Cal_stir

YES
20 gal, rock rubble, canister filter, cheato.
learned my lesson a couple years ago

Mind if I ask what happened?

I'm trying to justify getting one but I'd probably just turn it into another display. haha

Cal_stir · #9 11-30-2011, 12:51 AM

ICH!
we use to qt new fish and use it to treat fish with ich in hyposalinity

toytech · #10 11-30-2011, 01:17 AM

I dont but i will soon , not so much for desease but more so to make sure the fish is eating well .