Asylumdown's 275 Tank build

[Zoaelite]

Hate to say it but I think its time to do away with the quarantine tanks Adam.

Trying to sum up your efforts so far has personally given me a head ache, I can only imagine what its doing to you. Imo quarantine is just too stressful for many species, I have personally never utilized it and have had great success introducing new fish. Purchasing fish with zero illness that will eat infront of you at the LFS and then go home to a well fed and healthy system is key here.

That being said I have never had the brutal experience of Marine Velvet, I'm sure most who advocate for quarantine have experienced this.

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[gregzz4]

I won't knock your procedures Zoa (sorry, can't recall your name), but I'll say that after bringing home some apparently healthy, although MI prone fish, and putting them in a fresh QT, I've recently been through MI and was glad I put them through QT

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Zoaelite

That being said I have never had the brutal experience of Marine Velvet, I'm sure most who advocate for quarantine have experienced this.

That's the biggie, IMO. I agree that quarantining sucks, a lot. Almost as much as losing all your fish. While I hate doing it, if I bring home a new fish, I add up the replacement cost of what is currently in my tank. That's usually incentive enough to go through the hassle..