glass in tank????

oxkisses12ox · 01/12/2007, 05:25 PM

i just got a QT tank and my fish have been in it for about 2 days and i couldnt put liverock or anything in it because i put copper based medication in the water so they would get cured from ick. i want to put a glass (cup) or something in the water so they have something to hide around and stuff... can i do that??

mrferrit · 01/12/2007, 05:31 PM

i dont see a problem with it i used to have a glass block in my tank the fish and stuff would hide out in also you could put pieces of PVC in there they can hide out in as well . if its glass id say just not painted glass anything else should be fine givin the tank is made of glass or acrylic .
good luck hope the ick clears up for you

Randall_James · 01/12/2007, 05:45 PM

hunks of pvc pipe and fittings work really well and are easy to clean

AndyB4784 · 01/12/2007, 05:50 PM

what else does your QT tank consist of. You do have some sort of Biological filtration right (bio wheel perhaps)? Don't ever use LR in QT tanks if you intend on using the LR in the Display tank or sump.

oxkisses12ox · 01/12/2007, 06:00 PM

umm i have a nano filter... i only have two fish in there... two very small clowns.... the QT tank it only 2 1/2 gallons which is PLENTY for them because they are small and there is a lot of swim space...

HBtank · 01/12/2007, 06:04 PM

Use a clean plastic cup, sure. Anything plastic really, if clean.

GLass would be ok, but anything see through would probably not make the fish as secure.

musty baby · 01/12/2007, 06:05 PM

Any clean piece of glass should be just fine to go in the tank. PVC will also work well, as well as pieces of acrylic tubing or sheets.

Hop · 01/12/2007, 06:09 PM

Did you treat the tank because they had ich, or because it was a preventative measure?

oxkisses12ox · 01/12/2007, 06:11 PM

because they have ick... well one of them does.. and the other one i just want to prevent from getting ick

Randall_James · 01/13/2007, 10:21 AM

I would stay on top of the water quality as well. At 2.5 gallons it can go south really fast. Keep in mind also that the tank must cycle and if you have fish in it, the ammonia could get fatal pretty quickly.

If the ammonia starts to climb, just replace water in your qt tank with water from your display (dump the qt water down the drain)

Hope your fish do well

01/12/2007, 05:25 PM	#1
oxkisses12ox Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Key West Posts: 353	glass in tank???? i just got a QT tank and my fish have been in it for about 2 days and i couldnt put liverock or anything in it because i put copper based medication in the water so they would get cured from ick. i want to put a glass (cup) or something in the water so they have something to hide around and stuff... can i do that?? __________________ 14 Gallon Biocube Plate Coral 2 serpent stars 2 hermits and 4 snails 1 cleaner shrimp 2 false clowns 1 horseshoe crab water : nirates nitrite amonia = 0 PH 8.2 temp 79 calc 400 Current Tank Info: 14 gallon biocube

01/12/2007, 05:31 PM	#2
mrferrit Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: St Petersburg Posts: 2,372	i dont see a problem with it i used to have a glass block in my tank the fish and stuff would hide out in also you could put pieces of PVC in there they can hide out in as well . if its glass id say just not painted glass anything else should be fine givin the tank is made of glass or acrylic . good luck hope the ick clears up for you __________________ Dennis protector and keeper of the wonder dog (RIP) Oreo and the short bus dog puppy and crazy cat Gawain1974: make me want to take a weed wacker to my scrotum. Current Tank Info: Biocube 29

01/12/2007, 05:45 PM	#3
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	hunks of pvc pipe and fittings work really well and are easy to clean __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

01/12/2007, 06:00 PM	#5
oxkisses12ox Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Key West Posts: 353	umm i have a nano filter... i only have two fish in there... two very small clowns.... the QT tank it only 2 1/2 gallons which is PLENTY for them because they are small and there is a lot of swim space... __________________ 14 Gallon Biocube Plate Coral 2 serpent stars 2 hermits and 4 snails 1 cleaner shrimp 2 false clowns 1 horseshoe crab water : nirates nitrite amonia = 0 PH 8.2 temp 79 calc 400 Current Tank Info: 14 gallon biocube

01/12/2007, 06:04 PM	#6
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	Use a clean plastic cup, sure. Anything plastic really, if clean. GLass would be ok, but anything see through would probably not make the fish as secure. __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

01/12/2007, 05:50 PM	#4
AndyB4784 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: lansing, mi Posts: 309	what else does your QT tank consist of. You do have some sort of Biological filtration right (bio wheel perhaps)? Don't ever use LR in QT tanks if you intend on using the LR in the Display tank or sump.

01/12/2007, 06:05 PM	#7
musty baby Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: over yonder Posts: 1,751	Any clean piece of glass should be just fine to go in the tank. PVC will also work well, as well as pieces of acrylic tubing or sheets.

01/12/2007, 06:09 PM	#8
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Did you treat the tank because they had ich, or because it was a preventative measure? __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

01/12/2007, 06:11 PM	#9
oxkisses12ox Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Key West Posts: 353	because they have ick... well one of them does.. and the other one i just want to prevent from getting ick __________________ 14 Gallon Biocube Plate Coral 2 serpent stars 2 hermits and 4 snails 1 cleaner shrimp 2 false clowns 1 horseshoe crab water : nirates nitrite amonia = 0 PH 8.2 temp 79 calc 400 Current Tank Info: 14 gallon biocube

01/13/2007, 10:21 AM	#10
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	I would stay on top of the water quality as well. At 2.5 gallons it can go south really fast. Keep in mind also that the tank must cycle and if you have fish in it, the ammonia could get fatal pretty quickly. If the ammonia starts to climb, just replace water in your qt tank with water from your display (dump the qt water down the drain) Hope your fish do well __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"