QT Tank

redoreef · 02/04/2015, 02:44 PM

I have had my Biocube for a year now, I have a skunk shrimp and 2 chromis, and a few corals. I was thinking about setting up a QT tank for a couple new fish that I want to get, the tank would be a 5.5 gallon, since that is all that can fit under my BioCube stand. Would the 5.5 gallon be ok? the fish would be 1-1.5 inches. I would QT one fish then a month later QT the other, not getting them all at once.

Sgt Jonny Cat · 02/04/2015, 02:49 PM

Seems kind of small, but it should work with just 1 small fish. I have a 10 gallon that I use as a QT now. Just keep an eye on the ammonia levels. I have a seachem ammonia alert badge in my tank and it works great. Also make sure and keep up with water top offs and salt gravity so theres not a big swing due to evaporation.

redoreef · 02/04/2015, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgt Jonny Cat

Seems kind of small, but it should work with just 1 small fish. I have a 10 gallon that I use as a QT now. Just keep an eye on the ammonia levels. I have a seachem ammonia alert badge in my tank and it works great. Also make sure and keep up with water top offs and salt gravity so theres not a big swing due to evaporation.

ok cool, it will just be one clown, then one dottyback, trying to give the tank more color. I use to run the 5.5 tank with a damsel and coral, so I am use to the top off and all of that, I just was not sure about using it as a QT since I have never used one. I was going to put some PVC and and a air stone in there with a small cheap LED over it, oh and heater of course.

any recommendations on what wattage of heater for that?

02/04/2015, 02:44 PM	#1
redoreef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 16	QT Tank I have had my Biocube for a year now, I have a skunk shrimp and 2 chromis, and a few corals. I was thinking about setting up a QT tank for a couple new fish that I want to get, the tank would be a 5.5 gallon, since that is all that can fit under my BioCube stand. Would the 5.5 gallon be ok? the fish would be 1-1.5 inches. I would QT one fish then a month later QT the other, not getting them all at once.

02/04/2015, 02:49 PM	#2
Sgt Jonny Cat Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: North of Boston Ma. Posts: 685	Seems kind of small, but it should work with just 1 small fish. I have a 10 gallon that I use as a QT now. Just keep an eye on the ammonia levels. I have a seachem ammonia alert badge in my tank and it works great. Also make sure and keep up with water top offs and salt gravity so theres not a big swing due to evaporation. __________________ In the process of putting together a 150 gallon mixed reef. Ill keep you posted. Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon