How to prepare ht for qt

Ryand63 · 10/13/2012, 09:58 AM

So unfortunately my clown is gone and my flame angel that I was dosimg with copper. Now I plan to empty the tank, scrub with hot water and soap and just dry it out for a few days. Would I be good to go than to setup a qt for new incoming fish?

Zappo · 10/13/2012, 11:29 AM

Yes, but skip the soap and use vinegar instead. Soap leaves a nasty residue that's hard to rinse away. Vinegar is just acidic enough to get out hard water residue and most other stains, and it rinses out more easily. As for the fish that you lost, any idea what went wrong? Were you testing for copper and ammonia frequently? It might be best to figure out what happened to the last residents of the tank before adding more.

bnumair · 10/13/2012, 02:29 PM

vinegar is better but you should have never used copper on angels.

MuffsAbby · 10/13/2012, 04:14 PM

After cleaning (with vinegar, not soap, as Zappo mentioned), I'd also cycle the QT before adding fish. If you don't have seeded media, then just add an ammonia source, run your filter and let nature take its course.

Ryand63 · 10/13/2012, 05:32 PM

Alright I'll use some vinegar. I was testing for ammonia and doing every other day water changes. The Ich got treated to late, cuz I had no Lfs with cupramine around so I ordered it. It was a real PIA but I guess it's my fault for not quarantining first place. I just wanna setup the qt right way this time.

10/13/2012, 09:58 AM	#1
Ryand63 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,045	How to prepare ht for qt So unfortunately my clown is gone and my flame angel that I was dosimg with copper. Now I plan to empty the tank, scrub with hot water and soap and just dry it out for a few days. Would I be good to go than to setup a qt for new incoming fish? __________________ 55 Gallon FOWLR - BeamsWork 48" LED's w/ Reef Octopus Bh-90 10 Gallon QT

10/13/2012, 02:29 PM	#3
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	vinegar is better but you should have never used copper on angels. __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

10/13/2012, 04:14 PM	#4
MuffsAbby Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 327	After cleaning (with vinegar, not soap, as Zappo mentioned), I'd also cycle the QT before adding fish. If you don't have seeded media, then just add an ammonia source, run your filter and let nature take its course. __________________ Susan Current Tank Info: 150g fish only DT, with 2 ocellaris clowns, flagfin angel, bangaii cardinal, flame hawk pair and lyretail anthias.

10/13/2012, 05:32 PM	#5
Ryand63 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,045	Alright I'll use some vinegar. I was testing for ammonia and doing every other day water changes. The Ich got treated to late, cuz I had no Lfs with cupramine around so I ordered it. It was a real PIA but I guess it's my fault for not quarantining first place. I just wanna setup the qt right way this time. __________________ 55 Gallon FOWLR - BeamsWork 48" LED's w/ Reef Octopus Bh-90 10 Gallon QT

10/13/2012, 11:29 AM	#2
Zappo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnetonka, MN Posts: 582	Yes, but skip the soap and use vinegar instead. Soap leaves a nasty residue that's hard to rinse away. Vinegar is just acidic enough to get out hard water residue and most other stains, and it rinses out more easily. As for the fish that you lost, any idea what went wrong? Were you testing for copper and ammonia frequently? It might be best to figure out what happened to the last residents of the tank before adding more.