hospital tank?

Kenmx10 · 12/03/2008, 09:55 PM

HI everyone. I have a long 20 gal tank I set up for emergencies. It has a Marineland bio roller filter, No sand , 2live rocks, no fish. Will this tank build up enough bacteria to support life for fish if my bigger tank gets ICH and i need to remove the fish for 30 days. Thanks ken

D to the P · 12/03/2008, 10:30 PM

You'll still need to do regular water changes on the tank (sometimes up to 10% every 3-5 days), but you should be fine. It would also depend on exactly how many fish, and how big they are.

crvz · 12/04/2008, 08:01 AM

The amount of bio-load the tank is able to handle will be limited with the limited substrate, but in general that's all folks use for hospital tanks.

12/03/2008, 09:55 PM	#1
Kenmx10 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Charleston S.C. Posts: 771	hospital tank? HI everyone. I have a long 20 gal tank I set up for emergencies. It has a Marineland bio roller filter, No sand , 2live rocks, no fish. Will this tank build up enough bacteria to support life for fish if my bigger tank gets ICH and i need to remove the fish for 30 days. Thanks ken

12/03/2008, 10:30 PM	#2
D to the P Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Amishville, USA Posts: 2,047	You'll still need to do regular water changes on the tank (sometimes up to 10% every 3-5 days), but you should be fine. It would also depend on exactly how many fish, and how big they are. __________________ Nature V.S. Nurture: Nature Always Wins. Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Aquapod reef with LED's, multiple nano's at work.

12/04/2008, 08:01 AM	#3
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	The amount of bio-load the tank is able to handle will be limited with the limited substrate, but in general that's all folks use for hospital tanks. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?