Want to start a QT tank

tallguy88 · 03/23/2014, 10:43 PM

So I want to start using a QT tank. I have had my DT a few months but keep reading about QT tanks and how important they're.

I am going to buy a 10g or 20g tank, with heater, hang on filter, light, and air Stone to agitate water.

I plan on running this continually since I will most likely keep adding a fish one to my DT. My question is if I take some LR from my DT sump can I put this in my QT to use as my filter and will it then not need to cycle?

Basically if I put all the stuff together tomorrow with the LR would it be ready for a single fish to start a QT process?

Thank you in advance! This forum has been a lifesaver in my new adventure in this hobby!

bnumair · 03/23/2014, 11:30 PM

Qt is best run bare with no LR. i wrote a guide which should help you.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2195588

tallguy88 · 03/23/2014, 11:40 PM

Thank you I read your post multiple times! :-p What if I take out the carbon filter like you suggested and substitute it with some filter floss I have had running in my tank for three months. This way the filter floss in the hang on filter should be seeded. Then use PVC pipes for hiding.

bnumair · 03/24/2014, 12:03 AM

Yes that is what we do. carbon filter will take out any treatment medications so we usually toss them out and replace them with filter floss or ceramic rings which will harbor bacteria.
If you have filter floss in your DT for last 3 months it should be seeded enough to introduce it to qt and it should give u instant cycle. But just keep checking ammonia in case.
Pvc fittings are good for fish to hide behind.

tallguy88 · 03/24/2014, 12:07 AM

Awesome thank you so much! Tomorrow gonna go out and get the stuff to get my QT up and running. So far I have two clowns and a One spotFox Face in my DT which I didn't QT makes me very nervous. Every fish from this point will be QT'd.

03/23/2014, 10:43 PM	#1
tallguy88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 72	Want to start a QT tank So I want to start using a QT tank. I have had my DT a few months but keep reading about QT tanks and how important they're. I am going to buy a 10g or 20g tank, with heater, hang on filter, light, and air Stone to agitate water. I plan on running this continually since I will most likely keep adding a fish one to my DT. My question is if I take some LR from my DT sump can I put this in my QT to use as my filter and will it then not need to cycle? Basically if I put all the stuff together tomorrow with the LR would it be ready for a single fish to start a QT process? Thank you in advance! This forum has been a lifesaver in my new adventure in this hobby!

03/23/2014, 11:30 PM	#2
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	Qt is best run bare with no LR. i wrote a guide which should help you. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2195588 __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

03/24/2014, 12:03 AM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	Yes that is what we do. carbon filter will take out any treatment medications so we usually toss them out and replace them with filter floss or ceramic rings which will harbor bacteria. If you have filter floss in your DT for last 3 months it should be seeded enough to introduce it to qt and it should give u instant cycle. But just keep checking ammonia in case. Pvc fittings are good for fish to hide behind. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

03/23/2014, 11:40 PM	#3
tallguy88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 72	Thank you I read your post multiple times! :-p What if I take out the carbon filter like you suggested and substitute it with some filter floss I have had running in my tank for three months. This way the filter floss in the hang on filter should be seeded. Then use PVC pipes for hiding.

03/24/2014, 12:07 AM	#5
tallguy88 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 72	Awesome thank you so much! Tomorrow gonna go out and get the stuff to get my QT up and running. So far I have two clowns and a One spotFox Face in my DT which I didn't QT makes me very nervous. Every fish from this point will be QT'd.