Quarantine Tank

[jc85]

Hi Guys,

Need some advice on how to setup my 2ft quarantine tank. My main tank is 3.5ft in the 3rd week of cycling.

From my understand, QT is recommended to be as below;

1) Almost bare, without sand, LR. Only some PVC for fishes to hide.

2) Simple sponges filter is sufficient. Sponge to be left in the main tank to allow bacteria to house on it.

Question: Shall i place this sponge on my ehiem cannister? How many days should it be in there?

3) half water from main tank and half new mixed saltwater.

Question: Can I have all new mixed saltwater since my main tank is still cycling now? Or do I have to wait until my main tank is fully cycled b4 preparing my QT?

[oshkosh]

Sounds like a prison with a small exercise yard.

I keep a 1 inch layer of sand in my quarantine tank. (Some fishes like wrasse likes to sleep in the sand). And a LR. Sometimes more if I am quarantining new LRs.

Better cycle your quarantine tank as well. Might as well do it now, together with your main tank. Your LS may have to stay here for a while, don't want them to die here before reaching your show tank.

A simple sponge filter will do, provided you don't keep many fishes here. The LR will provide some form of biological filtration.

Happy reefing.

[jc85]

Thanks oshkosh.

How long does it take for the QT to cycle? I was tinking of getting a piece of my main tank's LR into thin QT with a few PVC. Most likely skipping the sand.

At one time i should have ard 2/3 fishes in the QT.

Cheers