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12/04/2007, 08:33 AM
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Hey all...I have a 10 gallon QT setup. I have a fake rosebud coral thingy as well as an 8" air stone for added oxygen. I also have a heater and HOB, as well as a regular hood light. Is this a good setup? It'll be up full time with 10% water changes every other week.
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12/04/2007, 09:13 AM
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sounds like a good setup. but you may get more salt creep with the air stone.
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12/04/2007, 10:10 AM
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I LOVE THE QT IDEA,, ARE YOU GOING WITH COPPER OR HYPO?
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12/04/2007, 10:53 AM
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Oxygen diffuses into water as a result of water movement at the surface. I'd remove the airstone and use an additional powerhead for water movement if the HOB doesn't provide enough.
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12/04/2007, 12:43 PM
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sounds good, just don't use the air stone.
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12/04/2007, 01:01 PM
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Well, as of right now, I don't have any fish in there. I had a problem with Ich in my DT (as a result of not QTing), and also a territorial problem (any fish I put in my DT would get eaten). So now my DT is empty with the exception of corals and inverts, so the Ich should be gone because I don't plan on adding fish in my DT until the begging of January. Right now my QT is setup with SG at 1.023...so I will most likely go with copper treatment. I think my HOB is enough...but I heard it was good to have added oxygen in the tank for the fish.
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12/04/2007, 07:47 PM
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hypo is easy to do and very effectice but either way will work,,give your DT at least 30 days before returning the fish good luck
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12/04/2007, 08:47 PM
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Definitely. It's been fish-less since the Monday after Thanksgiving and won't be inhabited again until probably the middle of January. I don't have a refractometer...so I'm afraid to try the hypo.
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12/04/2007, 08:58 PM
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12/04/2007, 09:02 PM
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12/05/2007, 07:59 AM
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I just did copper treatment on my achillies,could not find refract. closest one 2 and a half hours away. I started with a half dose first day, half dose second day, waited 48hrs, then full dose, worked GREAT.
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12/05/2007, 09:17 AM
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Yeah...when I add fish to it, and if they have Ich, I'll definitely go with the copper treatment.
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12/05/2007, 09:28 AM
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i found a refract on ebay for $40 witch is a must for hypo,,//i was a hard core copper guy and it saved many fish over the years,,it definitly works//the fish seem more relaxed in the hypo. but thats just my prefrence
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