Do all of you quartine first

BigReefing · 02/21/2006, 09:50 PM

Or do you just put your coral into the tank after you buy it.

supertech3 · 02/21/2006, 09:56 PM

I do not QT, I just acclimate my corals before adding. I do QT my fish and new live rock

BigReefing · 02/21/2006, 09:59 PM

thank you super tech for your info

mc-cro · 02/21/2006, 09:59 PM

Do you have unprotected sex with prostitutes?

I quarantine everything..... have you ever seen the outbreaks
of flatworms, algea, hydroids, parasites, diseases, etc. in distributors, wholesalers, and fishstores? or even worse, some of the personal tanks of people I know.

miztic · 02/21/2006, 10:14 PM

I learned my lesson the hard way, I will be QTing everything.

BigReefing · 02/21/2006, 10:22 PM

I heard that it was ok not to quartine them if you diped them in special coral dip. What do you think.

miztic · 02/21/2006, 10:32 PM

my understanding is that the Dip doesn't get the eggs, so you dip, QT, wait for the eggs to hatch, and dip again, I haven't bought any acros yet, so I haven't bothered to memorize the exact times involved yet

Subrafta · 02/22/2006, 12:51 AM

I quarantined my fish but I didn't quarantine snails or corals. Now I have aiptasia (hitchhiked on snails -- attached to a turbo shell) and sundial snails (zoo carnivore, hitchhiked on zoos).

Fmellish · 02/22/2006, 01:12 AM

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Originally posted by mc-cro
Do you have unprotected sex with prostitutes?

Interesting analogy. You must have done well on your SAT.

I suppose if a man's peni$ was prone to falling off when he introduced new fish then every man would quarantine.

Now, since I don't think that is going to happen, it may be more well suited to use a different analogy.

Just a thought.

Josh

Fmellish · 02/22/2006, 01:14 AM

Quarantining is good.

If it's hitchhikers your're worried about there are products you can dip the corals in that will flush out most critters.

poopsko24 · 02/22/2006, 08:28 AM

those dips are for crap, there is NO way those are trustworthy for my reef. I like the prostitute analogy

BigReefing · 02/22/2006, 09:46 AM

i Think i will just save up for a light then over my quartine tank.

BigReefing · 02/22/2006, 09:58 AM

What kind of mh do you think I should put over my 29 standard. I was think like one 150 HQI.

mr pink floyd · 02/22/2006, 09:59 AM

i acclimate to temp for 1/2 hour, to water for another half hour, see hoe its doing then i place im in a good spot, sometimes more depending on what, and fro mwhere

poopsko24 · 02/22/2006, 10:22 AM

150 de will be fine. If you want to use even a PC fixture you can raise the coral up in the 29 with eggcrate and some legs, like a frag stand.

arozz7 · 02/22/2006, 10:36 AM

A friend of mine was not QT'ing his frags and now he has Red Bugs in his display. He is now in the process of getting rid of them. He said he will be QT'ing frags from now on.

SCR · 02/22/2006, 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by miztic
I learned my lesson the hard way, I will be QTing everything.

Me too.

integlikewhoa · 02/22/2006, 11:12 AM

I havent learned my lesson yet so i dont do it as of now. And i even have a 10g Qt up and running. Problem is there is a lifer swimming in the tank. (fish i dont want in the main now hes in jail for life)

barlav · 02/22/2006, 11:33 AM

For those that do quarantine their corals, has anyone ever caught something they're glad they didn't introduce into the display? If so, what was it and how did you deal with it? I don't quarantine corals myself but I may start to because I've read too many stories of how people have learned the hard way.

RichConley · 02/22/2006, 11:42 AM

I only get corals from local reefers, so I can see the tanks first. I then Dip using Interceptor, and Levamisole HCL. That pretty much kills everything.

Everytime I try to use a QT tank, everything in it dies. Theyre just nowhere near as stable as my reef.

RichConley · 02/22/2006, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by arozz7
A friend of mine was not QT'ing his frags and now he has Red Bugs in his display. He is now in the process of getting rid of them. He said he will be QT'ing frags from now on.

Dip would have taken care of that.

rlschne · 02/22/2006, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mc-cro
Do you have unprotected sex with prostitutes?

lol, well as a matter of fact....... j/k

BigReefing · 02/22/2006, 12:16 PM

Seems like there is no real answer, but I think if you quartine you need to do what I am doing. I have a 20 gallon sum/refrigum, under my 30 with all the filtering media my 100 gallon has. It will be stable because of that. I will also be putting in a mh light. I think if your gona have a qt tank for coral, you really need to go all the way.

BigReefing · 02/22/2006, 12:17 PM

reefers with more experiance may be able to get by with less, but I only have 1 year experiance, so I am not takeing an chances.

BigReefing · 02/22/2006, 12:18 PM

I forgot to mention that I am a diy person, so that is how I aford it. I customize my tank slowly over time.

02/21/2006, 09:50 PM	#1
BigReefing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 454	Do all of you quartine first Or do you just put your coral into the tank after you buy it.

02/21/2006, 09:59 PM	#4
mc-cro (macro) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,238	Do you have unprotected sex with prostitutes? I quarantine everything..... have you ever seen the outbreaks of flatworms, algea, hydroids, parasites, diseases, etc. in distributors, wholesalers, and fishstores? or even worse, some of the personal tanks of people I know. __________________ Time is the most valuable thing you have... spend it wisely Current Tank Info: 60x26x24 AGE 3 sided starphire

02/22/2006, 12:51 AM	#8
Subrafta Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 399	I quarantined my fish but I didn't quarantine snails or corals. Now I have aiptasia (hitchhiked on snails -- attached to a turbo shell) and sundial snails (zoo carnivore, hitchhiked on zoos). __________________ That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime Of old dogs and children and watermelon wine. Current Tank Info: Oceanic 37g, JBJ 12g Nano DX

02/22/2006, 10:36 AM	#16
arozz7 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 41	A friend of mine was not QT'ing his frags and now he has Red Bugs in his display. He is now in the process of getting rid of them. He said he will be QT'ing frags from now on. __________________ "To Bare or Not to Bare? .... That is the question."

02/22/2006, 11:12 AM	#18
integlikewhoa Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arcadia, CA Posts: 1,381	I havent learned my lesson yet so i dont do it as of now. And i even have a 10g Qt up and running. Problem is there is a lifer swimming in the tank. (fish i dont want in the main now hes in jail for life) __________________ I think of one later. Current Tank Info: 28G JBJ Nano for sale

02/21/2006, 09:56 PM	#2
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	I do not QT, I just acclimate my corals before adding. I do QT my fish and new live rock

02/21/2006, 10:14 PM	#5
miztic Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 591	I learned my lesson the hard way, I will be QTing everything.

02/21/2006, 10:22 PM	#6
BigReefing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 454	I heard that it was ok not to quartine them if you diped them in special coral dip. What do you think.

02/21/2006, 10:32 PM	#7
miztic Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glendale Heights, IL Posts: 591	my understanding is that the Dip doesn't get the eggs, so you dip, QT, wait for the eggs to hatch, and dip again, I haven't bought any acros yet, so I haven't bothered to memorize the exact times involved yet

02/22/2006, 01:14 AM	#10
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	Quarantining is good. If it's hitchhikers your're worried about there are products you can dip the corals in that will flush out most critters.

02/22/2006, 08:28 AM	#11
poopsko24 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 792	those dips are for crap, there is NO way those are trustworthy for my reef. I like the prostitute analogy

02/22/2006, 09:46 AM	#12
BigReefing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 454	i Think i will just save up for a light then over my quartine tank.

02/22/2006, 09:58 AM	#13
BigReefing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 454	What kind of mh do you think I should put over my 29 standard. I was think like one 150 HQI.

02/22/2006, 09:59 AM	#14
mr pink floyd Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: west hartford, CT Posts: 3,480	i acclimate to temp for 1/2 hour, to water for another half hour, see hoe its doing then i place im in a good spot, sometimes more depending on what, and fro mwhere

02/22/2006, 10:22 AM	#15
poopsko24 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 792	150 de will be fine. If you want to use even a PC fixture you can raise the coral up in the 29 with eggcrate and some legs, like a frag stand.

02/22/2006, 11:33 AM	#19
barlav Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 136	For those that do quarantine their corals, has anyone ever caught something they're glad they didn't introduce into the display? If so, what was it and how did you deal with it? I don't quarantine corals myself but I may start to because I've read too many stories of how people have learned the hard way.

02/22/2006, 11:42 AM	#20
RichConley Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bostonian in Chicago going to DC Posts: 9,908	I only get corals from local reefers, so I can see the tanks first. I then Dip using Interceptor, and Levamisole HCL. That pretty much kills everything. Everytime I try to use a QT tank, everything in it dies. Theyre just nowhere near as stable as my reef. __________________ NO TANKS!!!

02/22/2006, 12:16 PM	#23
BigReefing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 454	Seems like there is no real answer, but I think if you quartine you need to do what I am doing. I have a 20 gallon sum/refrigum, under my 30 with all the filtering media my 100 gallon has. It will be stable because of that. I will also be putting in a mh light. I think if your gona have a qt tank for coral, you really need to go all the way.

02/22/2006, 12:17 PM	#24
BigReefing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 454	reefers with more experiance may be able to get by with less, but I only have 1 year experiance, so I am not takeing an chances.

02/22/2006, 12:18 PM	#25
BigReefing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 454	I forgot to mention that I am a diy person, so that is how I aford it. I customize my tank slowly over time.