What can be done to reuse the QT to quarent corals after treating fishes with cupper?

joaovieira · 06/05/2011, 05:12 AM

After having experienced many fish losses due ich i have decided to set up a quarentine tank.

If in the future i need to treat fishes with copper in my QT, what should i do next to reuse the QT to quarentine corals inverts?

Thanks everyone

muttley000 · 06/05/2011, 06:16 AM

I good cleaning with vinegar, and run some poly filter when you set it back up to make sure you are good to go. My opinion is that the likelyhood of a proplem is greatly exagerated.

dixiedog · 06/05/2011, 06:40 AM

I tend to agree with mutley000, although I haven't tried it. A complete cleaning, run some carbon ... I'd be pretty confident.

I'm actually in a unique position to try this right now. My fish qt has been cleaned out and refilled for a month, running carbon ... maybe I'll throw some frags in there from the coral qt just in the name of science.

Ron Reefman · 06/05/2011, 06:40 AM

How big a QT do you have? I quarantine EVERYTHING that comes into our tank. I do 10g QT and I have one for treating with copper and another tank for everything else. But I agree with Muttley in that the problem is a little over blown. Clean the tank with bleach and then vinegar then water (maybe twice) and you shouldn't have any problems.

joaovieira · 06/05/2011, 07:56 AM

My QT has 50 Gallons. Thanks very much for all the informations provided.

joaovieira · 06/05/2011, 07:59 AM

Dixidog if you do that experience please let me know the outcome. Best regards

pmrossetti · 06/05/2011, 12:44 PM

i think it's a good idea to have 2 qt., a 10g for corals/inverts, a 20g or larger for fish. easier in fact, i think.

Fishfish0001 · 06/05/2011, 12:50 PM

You don't even need to treat the fish with copper right away do you? Just monitor them and treat if needed, will save you a ton of time if you don't have to constantly clean the tank.

dixiedog · 06/06/2011, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joaovieira

Dixidog if you do that experience please let me know the outcome. Best regards

Okay, the experiment is underway. About 24 hours ago I placed some zoas and two different acans into the fish QT. No problem so far. I don't know how long they have to be in there before success can be claimed, but they'll be there for at least a couple weeks. I'll post here if there are any issues, otherwise, rest assured there weren't.

Incidentally, I run an Aquaclear 70 on this tank, with two sponges in it instead of just one. The sponges were rinsed in tap water and re-used, after being used for two copper treating cycles. I mention this because internet wisdom says they will leach copper and should be discarded.

But I am still running carbon, just to be on the safe side.

06/05/2011, 05:12 AM	#1
joaovieira Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 377	What can be done to reuse the QT to quarent corals after treating fishes with cupper? After having experienced many fish losses due ich i have decided to set up a quarentine tank. If in the future i need to treat fishes with copper in my QT, what should i do next to reuse the QT to quarentine corals inverts? Thanks everyone

06/05/2011, 06:16 AM	#2
muttley000 MTS Sufferer! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,926	I good cleaning with vinegar, and run some poly filter when you set it back up to make sure you are good to go. My opinion is that the likelyhood of a proplem is greatly exagerated. __________________ Next step on the system is adding A 90 gallon! Current Tank Info: 475 multitank system is now running! Several hundred gallons of additions planned!

06/05/2011, 06:40 AM	#4
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	How big a QT do you have? I quarantine EVERYTHING that comes into our tank. I do 10g QT and I have one for treating with copper and another tank for everything else. But I agree with Muttley in that the problem is a little over blown. Clean the tank with bleach and then vinegar then water (maybe twice) and you shouldn't have any problems. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

06/05/2011, 12:50 PM	#8
Fishfish0001 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Posts: 353	You don't even need to treat the fish with copper right away do you? Just monitor them and treat if needed, will save you a ton of time if you don't have to constantly clean the tank. __________________ 14 Gallon Biocube - 1 Maroon Clownfish, 1 Fireshrimp, 1 Pincushin Urchin, GSP, BTA Current Tank Info: 14 Gallon Biocube; 1 Maroon Clownfish, a few small corals, Fire Shrimp

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06/05/2011, 06:40 AM	#3
dixiedog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 1,626	I tend to agree with mutley000, although I haven't tried it. A complete cleaning, run some carbon ... I'd be pretty confident. I'm actually in a unique position to try this right now. My fish qt has been cleaned out and refilled for a month, running carbon ... maybe I'll throw some frags in there from the coral qt just in the name of science.

06/05/2011, 07:56 AM	#5
joaovieira Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 377	My QT has 50 Gallons. Thanks very much for all the informations provided.

06/05/2011, 07:59 AM	#6
joaovieira Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 377	Dixidog if you do that experience please let me know the outcome. Best regards

06/05/2011, 12:44 PM	#7
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	i think it's a good idea to have 2 qt., a 10g for corals/inverts, a 20g or larger for fish. easier in fact, i think.