How Big For The Qt?

iriskmj · 03/08/2007, 09:42 AM

Hi guys,

I'm setting up a 75G reef tank. How big do I need to go for my quarantine tank? Will my old 29 gallon be ok? I'm only planning on purchasing one fish at a time(except for an occelaris or percula pair), so there should only be 1 fish in the tank being quarantined at a time, and I'm not planning on any specimens over 3" adult size.

Will the 29G be sufficient room for the livestock to live in for the needed 6-8 weeks????

also, what are you guys running for filtration in your QT tanks??? I was thinking of priming a sponge filter in my sump as advised in one of the reefkeeping articles. Does anyone else do that???

Gundo5000 · 03/08/2007, 09:48 AM

A 29 should be fine for a QT

I am a giraffe · 03/08/2007, 11:12 AM

I think 29 gallons would definitly be okay. My quarantine is your standard 10 gallon walmart tank and everything's been fine; though, all of my fish are tiny and I only do one at a time.

As far as set up goes, I just use a sponge filter and a sponge that's been seeded in my sump. I also toss a few PVC joints in there and leave out all the sand and live rock.

6-8 weeks is on the high end isn't it? I've always heard 4-6 weeks, but I may have been doing it wrong all this time.

Which parasite has a life cycle that long?

650-IS350 · 03/08/2007, 11:15 AM

got my 20 gal tall from petco with $1 a gallon sale before

iriskmj · 03/08/2007, 02:00 PM

Thaks for the responses! That helps a lot, and it certainly makes my life easier, since I have the tank at home already. I got the 6-8 week quarantine time frame from one of the reefkeeping articles about quarantine. It might have been a 2004, or maybe 2003 article... Better safe then sorry of course, but I'm sure it takes a LOT of patience to quarantine an animal that long!

Say, can anyone point me in the direction of a good diy diagram for plumbing your system from tank to sump and back. I'm a little nervous about trying this, and pictures help me a lot

03/08/2007, 09:42 AM	#1
iriskmj Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MN Posts: 8	How Big For The Qt? Hi guys, I'm setting up a 75G reef tank. How big do I need to go for my quarantine tank? Will my old 29 gallon be ok? I'm only planning on purchasing one fish at a time(except for an occelaris or percula pair), so there should only be 1 fish in the tank being quarantined at a time, and I'm not planning on any specimens over 3" adult size. Will the 29G be sufficient room for the livestock to live in for the needed 6-8 weeks???? also, what are you guys running for filtration in your QT tanks??? I was thinking of priming a sponge filter in my sump as advised in one of the reefkeeping articles. Does anyone else do that???

03/08/2007, 09:48 AM	#2
Gundo5000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,534	A 29 should be fine for a QT __________________ GUNDO

03/08/2007, 11:15 AM	#4
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	got my 20 gal tall from petco with $1 a gallon sale before __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

03/08/2007, 11:12 AM	#3
I am a giraffe Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 102	I think 29 gallons would definitly be okay. My quarantine is your standard 10 gallon walmart tank and everything's been fine; though, all of my fish are tiny and I only do one at a time. As far as set up goes, I just use a sponge filter and a sponge that's been seeded in my sump. I also toss a few PVC joints in there and leave out all the sand and live rock. 6-8 weeks is on the high end isn't it? I've always heard 4-6 weeks, but I may have been doing it wrong all this time. Which parasite has a life cycle that long?

03/08/2007, 02:00 PM	#5
iriskmj Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MN Posts: 8	Thaks for the responses! That helps a lot, and it certainly makes my life easier, since I have the tank at home already. I got the 6-8 week quarantine time frame from one of the reefkeeping articles about quarantine. It might have been a 2004, or maybe 2003 article... Better safe then sorry of course, but I'm sure it takes a LOT of patience to quarantine an animal that long! Say, can anyone point me in the direction of a good diy diagram for plumbing your system from tank to sump and back. I'm a little nervous about trying this, and pictures help me a lot