Cycle coral only QT tank?

eb2292 · 02/25/2014, 08:50 AM

Hey guys,

Setting up a quarantine tank to try to monitor and get rid of Monti eating nudibranchs... is it necessary to cycle the tank? Its just gonna have two montiporas, heater, powerhead, filter floss with an hob filter, water, and a light. Can I just throw my saltwater in there and be good to go?

Or do the corals need the cycled biological filtration?

Sk8r · 02/25/2014, 09:32 AM

Not just 'a' light, but light in the right spectrum. You should be good with just saltwater, bare tank.

eb2292 · 02/25/2014, 11:01 AM

Yes of course, a powerful enough light for the monti.

Thanks!

02/25/2014, 08:50 AM	#1
eb2292 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 295	Cycle coral only QT tank? Hey guys, Setting up a quarantine tank to try to monitor and get rid of Monti eating nudibranchs... is it necessary to cycle the tank? Its just gonna have two montiporas, heater, powerhead, filter floss with an hob filter, water, and a light. Can I just throw my saltwater in there and be good to go? Or do the corals need the cycled biological filtration?

02/25/2014, 09:32 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Not just 'a' light, but light in the right spectrum. You should be good with just saltwater, bare tank. __________________ 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%.

02/25/2014, 11:01 AM	#3
eb2292 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 295	Yes of course, a powerful enough light for the monti. Thanks!