How do YOU quarantine your fish?

niqiri · 05/23/2010, 11:48 AM

I just want to see who uses what for their quarantine procedures for both fish AND corals. What size tank? Which medications? Sand bed? What kind of filtration? Frequency of water changes? And all other helpful information you can give. Thanks!

92awdGSX · 05/23/2010, 12:56 PM

I Have a separate system that I use. Its a bare bottom 10 gallon with live rock. I have a HOB filter with a filter pad and carbon. Its simple but it works.

revstu · 05/23/2010, 01:13 PM

I use a 30 gallon BB tank with a couple pieces of live rock that never go into the DT. I also have a powerfilter for water movement as well as to put filterfloss in. I also run a small powerhead.

cmaxwell39 · 05/23/2010, 01:48 PM

I also run a seperate system. It is a 29 gallon with a couple of peices of live rock. HOB filter as well as a Seaclone skimmer that I got for nothing so decided to run it on there. Every fish gets held here for 4 weeks to check for health and acclimation before going to display.

sedor · 05/23/2010, 01:58 PM

I don't necessarily condone this, but I don't use a QT for fish or coral. It's playing with fire, but i've never had any issues. Fish get acclimated and placed right into the DT, corals get dipped in ReVive and then placed right in the DT.

niqiri · 05/23/2010, 02:13 PM

Do any of you use medications? I only ask because I've heard that live rock will just die off and produce ammonia if it is treated with copper.

LukFox · 05/23/2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by niqiri

Do any of you use medications? I only ask because I've heard that live rock will just die off and produce ammonia if it is treated with copper.

Copper will kill the inverts and such living on the rock, so yes it would create a temporary ammonia spike. The bacteria would still be on the rock, though. I treat with copper in my QT, but I rely on mechanical filtration. I have a couple aquaclear filters on the tank. I also treat with prazipro as part of the quarantine for fish. If something else creeps up, I'll treat accordingly as well, but as a standard every fish goes through copper and prazi if it is to go to the DT. I have some eels I am overly paranoid of treating with copper or hypo (they're sensitive) so they just got their own tanks instead.

Indymann99 · 05/23/2010, 04:31 PM

Simple 20g with powerhead sponge filter (seeded in my sump), heater, and some PVC.

I have it plumbed (with air gap) so I can do WC with water from Mix tank OR DT (for acclimation in the last 2 weeks of QT).
Worked flawless for 8 out of 10 fish (2 fish didnt make it through QT) over a 1.5yr period.

Chris27 · 05/23/2010, 06:22 PM

20L - bare bottomed - Aquaclear 110 HOB filter - small heater - plastic freshwater decorations - always dosed with ionic copper - always running.

05/23/2010, 11:48 AM	#1
niqiri Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 346	How do YOU quarantine your fish? I just want to see who uses what for their quarantine procedures for both fish AND corals. What size tank? Which medications? Sand bed? What kind of filtration? Frequency of water changes? And all other helpful information you can give. Thanks!

05/23/2010, 01:58 PM	#5
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	I don't necessarily condone this, but I don't use a QT for fish or coral. It's playing with fire, but i've never had any issues. Fish get acclimated and placed right into the DT, corals get dipped in ReVive and then placed right in the DT. __________________ Ryan

05/23/2010, 04:31 PM	#8
Indymann99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,447	Simple 20g with powerhead sponge filter (seeded in my sump), heater, and some PVC. I have it plumbed (with air gap) so I can do WC with water from Mix tank OR DT (for acclimation in the last 2 weeks of QT). Worked flawless for 8 out of 10 fish (2 fish didnt make it through QT) over a 1.5yr period. __________________ 120g DT 100lbs LR / 200 lbs LS, 45g fuge, VectraM1 Return, Herbie drain, 4x RW-8, 2x AI Hydra 26 w AWM, ASM G2, Apex controller, Apex BoB w floats ATO

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05/23/2010, 12:56 PM	#2
92awdGSX Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: palm bay Posts: 55	I Have a separate system that I use. Its a bare bottom 10 gallon with live rock. I have a HOB filter with a filter pad and carbon. Its simple but it works.

05/23/2010, 01:13 PM	#3
revstu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 80	I use a 30 gallon BB tank with a couple pieces of live rock that never go into the DT. I also have a powerfilter for water movement as well as to put filterfloss in. I also run a small powerhead.

05/23/2010, 01:48 PM	#4
cmaxwell39 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 229	I also run a seperate system. It is a 29 gallon with a couple of peices of live rock. HOB filter as well as a Seaclone skimmer that I got for nothing so decided to run it on there. Every fish gets held here for 4 weeks to check for health and acclimation before going to display.

05/23/2010, 02:13 PM	#6
niqiri Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 346	Do any of you use medications? I only ask because I've heard that live rock will just die off and produce ammonia if it is treated with copper.

05/23/2010, 06:22 PM	#9
Chris27 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 4,452	20L - bare bottomed - Aquaclear 110 HOB filter - small heater - plastic freshwater decorations - always dosed with ionic copper - always running.