Question about new live rock I just got.

[sweatervest13]

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Originally Posted by trigger40 http:///t/397234/question-about-new-live-rock-i-just-got/20#post_3540321
ive been reading this post and i find what yall are saying to be interesting but i have a question. i have a qt to but i dont have a fish in ther, i this bad?or is it ok but you just perfer to do that
I keep a fish in there to make sure it is an established tank and that it keeps "cycled". I guess you can keep an QT tank "cycled" by ghost feeding it and testing. I find that keeping a little fish in there helps me remember to feed the tank and keep up on maintenance. Now if anything goes wrong in the DT, I know that the QT is ready for whatever.

SV

 

[jay0705]

Agreed I keep fish in my qt

 

[geridoc]

I don't. I move some bioballs from my dt's sump to a hob filter when I need the qt. That seems to work fine unless I am quarantining a particularly large fish.

 

[trigger40]

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Originally Posted by sweatervest13 http:///t/397234/question-about-new-live-rock-i-just-got/40#post_3540654
I keep a fish in there to make sure it is an established tank and that it keeps "cycled". I guess you can keep an QT tank "cycled" by ghost feeding it and testing. I find that keeping a little fish in there helps me remember to feed the tank and keep up on maintenance. Now if anything goes wrong in the DT, I know that the QT is ready for whatever.

SV
i can tell what you wher talking about, "remembering to keep up with matanence" lol i checked the water in the qt ant nitrates wher WAY high.