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10-22-2012, 06:56 AM
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I believe UV sterilizers help with ick and have one on all my tanks. Some people say they are not effective, but i think they are a good thing to have and have had no problems so far. The amount of flow is very important for parisites low flow with a high dwell time is the best for IMO.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken. 
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10-22-2012, 07:47 AM
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To set up a QT tank in a pinch I just take live rock and some water out of my display tank and put it in the QT tank.
I haven't purchased a fish in ages but I usually play it by ear. A combination of factors like how fragile I think the fish is, how healthy I think the fish is and how healthy I think his previous tank mates were, etc. Either way, it's a total crap shoot, unfortunately. EDIT: And by "display tank" I mean my sump. I have a pile of live rock down there that's handy for QT tanks.
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10-22-2012, 01:10 PM
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My QTs have been hit and miss. I lost one fish during QT, and I've abruptly ended two QTs well ahead of schedule: one due to the fish's behavior in the QT, and one due to a major ammonia spike (getting that fish into the display was how I chose to deal with the situation). I'll keep doing it, but I am a bit apprehensive about it, now.
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