Ammonia and a QT

[hogcr8]

I have finally figured out why I keep having fish die in my QT. Ammonia...... I have had a long nose butterfly in the QT for 4 weeks and have found that I need to do a 100% water change every other day due to high ammonia levels. I bought a cheap little Protein Skimmer but didn't do a thing. Today I found that he had cloudy eye and had no choice but to move him to the DT (except for the cloudy eye he looks good). My question is............... How can I keep ammonia from building up so fast without spending $200.00 for a good protein skimmer? My QT is only a 10 gallon tank. Are there any other solutions???????
Thanks for anyone assistance......
Have a great evening.....
Cory

 

[garnet13aj]

What do you have in your QT?

 

[my way]

A simple way to do this is to add a small power filter (I recomend an Aquaclear minifilter) to your DT, when you need to QT a fish, take the filter from your DT and put it on the QT. Instant filtration for about $20. After the QT period is over, replace the media with new and put back on the DT for the next time.

 

[boozzbro]

Originally Posted by My Way
A simple way to do this is to add a small power filter (I recomend an Aquaclear minifilter) to your DT, when you need to QT a fish, take the filter from your DT and put it on the QT. Instant filtration for about $20. After the QT period is over, replace the media with new and put back on the DT for the next time.

thats brilliant ive never thought of that. instant established filtration when you need it.