starting up a quarentine tank, question about bio filter

TOURKID · 05/14/2006, 03:21 PM

hey all. decided to try and mate my maroon clown... asking for trouble, i know. I havent had my qt set up for awhile, and dident have it right the first time anyway.

question.. I have an aquaclear hang on filter (3 parts, foam, carbon, and lil bio balls or somthing)

the foam part has been in my main tank for 1 month, and 1 week.

will that have enough biologicals in it to keep my qt healthy? Ive rinsed it in r/o water a few times, but wasent going to change it out of my main tank for another three weeks...

qt will be housing a 1 inch or smaller baby maroon. *aww so cute* for now..... lol

Konadog · 05/14/2006, 11:37 PM

If your main tank has been up and running for the 5 months you have listed in your Hobby Experience, then it should be ok if its in for over a month. Don't rinse it anymore before you use it unless your doing it with old salt water (from a water change) You can also help yourself by using some of your old saltwater to start your quarantine tank up.

Blown 346 · 05/15/2006, 12:55 AM

Like said above.

TOURKID · 05/15/2006, 05:16 AM

i used 5 gallons of tank water and 5 gal of new r/o water. right now the salinity is 2.20 leaves me room to hypo if need be... I dident rinse the foam, so i have all these lil floates i have to suck out today. thanks for the reassurance

my third qt attempt. first one was falure, second was awsome.

Blown 346 · 05/15/2006, 04:33 PM

Salinity at 2.20 is way to high, the fish would float at the surface.
I would try and target 1.025

TOURKID · 05/15/2006, 05:26 PM

i ment. 1.020... mistype but thanks for looking out. a few months ago and that might have been ligite for me

05/14/2006, 03:21 PM	#1
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	starting up a quarentine tank, question about bio filter hey all. decided to try and mate my maroon clown... asking for trouble, i know. I havent had my qt set up for awhile, and dident have it right the first time anyway. question.. I have an aquaclear hang on filter (3 parts, foam, carbon, and lil bio balls or somthing) the foam part has been in my main tank for 1 month, and 1 week. will that have enough biologicals in it to keep my qt healthy? Ive rinsed it in r/o water a few times, but wasent going to change it out of my main tank for another three weeks... qt will be housing a 1 inch or smaller baby maroon. aww so cute for now..... lol

05/14/2006, 11:37 PM	#2
Konadog Master of the 16 hour day Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East Long Beach, So Cal Posts: 13,151 Blog Entries: 4	If your main tank has been up and running for the 5 months you have listed in your Hobby Experience, then it should be ok if its in for over a month. Don't rinse it anymore before you use it unless your doing it with old salt water (from a water change) You can also help yourself by using some of your old saltwater to start your quarantine tank up. __________________ Save the Reefs................................................................Save the world! -Ken Current Tank Info: Currently tankless, and loving it!

05/15/2006, 05:16 AM	#4
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	i used 5 gallons of tank water and 5 gal of new r/o water. right now the salinity is 2.20 leaves me room to hypo if need be... I dident rinse the foam, so i have all these lil floates i have to suck out today. thanks for the reassurance my third qt attempt. first one was falure, second was awsome. __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

05/15/2006, 05:26 PM	#6
TOURKID Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vegas baby, Vegas Posts: 4,371	i ment. 1.020... mistype but thanks for looking out. a few months ago and that might have been ligite for me __________________ RISK more than others think is safe CARE more than others think is wise DREAM more than others think is practical EXPECT more than others think is possible Current Tank Info: nada

05/15/2006, 12:55 AM	#3
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Like said above.

05/15/2006, 04:33 PM	#5
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	Salinity at 2.20 is way to high, the fish would float at the surface. I would try and target 1.025