Live rock in quarentine tank???

[drewdog82]

I had a spare 30 gallon tank, that I turned into a quarentine tank for my 55. I was wondering if it was ok, that I did my quarentine tank w/out LR?? I did this because I don't have good lighting in the tank and because when I run the salinity down in the 1.012 range to kill off parasites, I figured this would also do damage to the critters on the LR. So, as to my original question, would it be ok to run a quarentine tank w/out LR???

 

[jmick]

I would not put live rock in a QT tank, if you need to treat the fish you are likely to kill all the beneficial bacteria on the rock. I put PVC pipes of differing sizes so the fish feels like it has some shelter.

 

[lion_crazz]

Yes, you do not want/need live rock in your QT.

 

[seaspy]

You want the least amount of textured surfaces you can achieve. That way if you get a fish with ich, the ich won't have anything to attach to and multiply. Makes it easier to treat the problem.