Ok so after doing some reading I want a QT...

Tomorleans · 05/16/2007, 09:33 AM

My buddy has a 10 gallon he will give me. What are the basics I need for this tank?

Nano Chris · 05/16/2007, 09:56 AM

All you need is a power filter (sponge which you can throw away after qt, you can get replacements that you can seed in your sump) a heater, thermometer, and some pvc piping for the fish or whatever you have to hide.

Thats the basic setup i have.

Sk8r · 05/16/2007, 10:02 AM

Might want some eggcrate for a lid if you're qt'ing a jumper. You don't even need a light, really---the dim conditions help the fish relax.

Tomorleans · 05/16/2007, 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by Criminal#58369
All you need is a power filter (sponge which you can throw away after qt, you can get replacements that you can seed in your sump) a heater, thermometer, and some pvc piping for the fish or whatever you have to hide.

Thats the basic setup i have.

what is the PVC piping for. So the fish has a place to hide?

sanababit · 05/16/2007, 10:08 AM

so just dump the sponge on refug or sump and let it sit there for how long to get bacteria going

sana

Nano Chris · 05/16/2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally posted by Tomorleans
what is the PVC piping for. So the fish has a place to hide?

Yes, also the sponge should be in there about 2-3 weeks to get the beneficial bacteria on it.

Shagsbeard · 05/16/2007, 10:49 AM

PVC or clay pots... something for the fish to hide in and provide surface for bacteria to grow on. The reason you don't use live rock in a QT is that if you have to medicate, you have to chuck anything that is in the tank when you're done.

The filter you use can be one of those cheap HOB filters that "do the job" but aren't all that great in the long term. They usually have some removable filter sleeve, usually with activated carbon in it. Stick one in your sump (or even your display if you can stand to look at it) for a week or so and it will develope the microscopic life that is needed for processing waste.

05/16/2007, 09:33 AM	#1
Tomorleans Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Orleans(Westbank) Posts: 226	Ok so after doing some reading I want a QT... My buddy has a 10 gallon he will give me. What are the basics I need for this tank?

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Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	All you need is a power filter (sponge which you can throw away after qt, you can get replacements that you can seed in your sump) a heater, thermometer, and some pvc piping for the fish or whatever you have to hide. Thats the basic setup i have. __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

05/16/2007, 10:02 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Might want some eggcrate for a lid if you're qt'ing a jumper. You don't even need a light, really---the dim conditions help the fish relax. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/16/2007, 10:08 AM	#5
sanababit Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Uranus Posts: 3,094	so just dump the sponge on refug or sump and let it sit there for how long to get bacteria going sana __________________ Senior Member of the "Hardly any Water Changes, Temp Swinging, T5ing, No Qtining, Frag Exchanging for Fish Food Current Tank Info: 90RR inwall, Octopuss Skimmer, 2 MP40 wQD, 1 MP10 WQD, 2 Radions G4 Pro, Apex Doser, Apex Controller, 400w heater, 30 Gal Sump, Biopellets, Carbon, Gfo, Macroalgae

05/16/2007, 10:49 AM	#7
Shagsbeard Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 2,143	PVC or clay pots... something for the fish to hide in and provide surface for bacteria to grow on. The reason you don't use live rock in a QT is that if you have to medicate, you have to chuck anything that is in the tank when you're done. The filter you use can be one of those cheap HOB filters that "do the job" but aren't all that great in the long term. They usually have some removable filter sleeve, usually with activated carbon in it. Stick one in your sump (or even your display if you can stand to look at it) for a week or so and it will develope the microscopic life that is needed for processing waste.