Quarantine/Treatment Tank Question
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bluto
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I just set up a QT (which I intend to use for all new purchases) and was kind of wondering the same thing.
My tank is new so I'm (hopefully) going to be adding new fish on a regular (slowly) basis...so it makes sense to keep the QT up and running. I've got a small sponge filter (rated for a 30g tank) that had been running in the corner of my main tank since I set it up a month ago. My intention was to use that in my 10g QT (that was the reason for adding it to my main tank in the first place) and just throw a raw shrimp in every couple of weeks to keep the beneficial bacteria in the sponge filter alive.
But I'm new to this hobby, so if someone with more experience can point out any drawbacks to that...I'd appreciate it.
It seems like it shouldwork...but I don't know that it willwork.
Bluto
My tank is new so I'm (hopefully) going to be adding new fish on a regular (slowly) basis...so it makes sense to keep the QT up and running. I've got a small sponge filter (rated for a 30g tank) that had been running in the corner of my main tank since I set it up a month ago. My intention was to use that in my 10g QT (that was the reason for adding it to my main tank in the first place) and just throw a raw shrimp in every couple of weeks to keep the beneficial bacteria in the sponge filter alive.
But I'm new to this hobby, so if someone with more experience can point out any drawbacks to that...I'd appreciate it.
It seems like it shouldwork...but I don't know that it willwork.
Bluto
gobylover
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It is always a good idea to keep your quarantine or hospital tank running.Actually its great to have both.You should always quar. with new fish.I keep 2 damsels in mine.Also an air stone and 2 pieces of small base rock so they have a place to sleep and/or hide.A hospital tank is a really good thing just incase your fish get sick while theres a new edition in the q tank.Or if you don't want to keep fish,you could keep live rock.The only problem is that you have to make sure if you have damsels,they don't attack your newbies.Also what I did was when I bought my hospital,I exchanged the new cartraige for one out of her lr tank.But she is really cool.HTH
nomar g
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It is definitely a good idea to keep the tank up and running. That way in the case of an emergency you have a ready environment for the incoming occupants. Keeping a sponge filter or any other type of filtration running and feeding the tank occasionally will keep the bio. filter healthy. There is no need to keep fish in there and indeed they may interfere with the effectiveness of the tank as they will limit the size/number of occupants that can safely enter the tank and the permanent inhabitants will obviously be exposed the the pathogens you are quarantining against in the first place.