extra tanks?????

[jessica47421]

Hello i just started a 55gal salt water tank and i have been reading books and reading stuff in here to learn more my question is now, what is a nano or quarntine tank ????? and do i need one if so what size and how do i go about setting it up?

 

[nygel]

nanos are just sub-30 gallon tanks. QTs are quarentees and are recommened. more light will be shed on this in the next posts probably

 

[jessica47421]

wow ur in martinsville that is close, what size qt do i need ? and is it set up just like 55 gal?

 

[chuckcac]

the quarentine tank is somewhere you can house your new arrivals temporarily to observe for diseases/parasites. you would QT your new arrivals for about 4 weeks (depending on signs of disease or parasite) before introducing them to the DT.
this protects the new arrival but more importantly, it protects your DT inhabitants from catching any disease or parasite your new arrival may have...
it also serves as a great place to medicate fish that do have a disease or parasite...
the QT is a simple set-up
a tank (size depends on what you intend to quarantine 10-20gal)
a light
a heater/thermometer
a hiding place (piece of PVC)
to add beneficial bacteria to the QT you can soak a filter sponge in your established DT for 24-48 hours and put it in the QT
hope this helps

 

[cam78]

4 WEEKS? Is that true, is it best to QT a fish on a tank for 4 weeks before puttin gthem into a DT? I have an extra filter and a 15 gallon tank, maybe I should do something like this. Does it hold LS and LR or is it a bare bottom?? Also what kind of light would it require?

 

[mandarin w]

Yes 4 weeks is good. A lot of deseases don't show up for a couple of weeks. No sand or Live rock in the QT, bare bottom. That is why you place the sponge in the display to get the benifical bacteria. That will start the bacteria in the QT. As for light, the basic light that comes with the tanks when you buy it is all you need.
A QT is a very simple set up. And it is best to keep it simple.