Quarantine new CUC?

neinhorn · 10/25/2018, 03:40 PM

Hi All!

I am in the process of setting up a new main DT and I am new to saltwater so am looking for advice tips on how to proceed the right way. I have read varying posts/opinions about quarantining a new CUC. Do you recommend placing them in a QT and if so how do you set up a QT while the DT is still cycling (assuming that you cannot cycle a QT while the CUC is in the QT). From what i have read you typically would not introduce the CUC until you have green algae (nitrates present & nitrites 0) and if the CUC quarantine time is 76 days how do you time it so algae does not get out of control?

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Brieninsac · 10/25/2018, 03:44 PM

In theory yes..but practically very few do..myself included. Knock on wood, but I've never experienced any disease from adding a CUC.

homer1475 · 10/25/2018, 03:56 PM

I had 10 fish wiped out by not QTing inverts, and for the life of me, I still don't.

Staunch QT supporters will say to QT anything wet.

Uncle99 · 10/26/2018, 11:39 AM

I don't QT, but I brush snails shells with a toothbrush and inspect carefully.

sde1500 · 10/26/2018, 01:35 PM

I can't be bothered. That's just more work than I feel like putting in for snails.

Fourstars · 10/26/2018, 01:36 PM

I brush the shells with a bit of peroxide. Otherwise just toss them in.

10/25/2018, 03:40 PM	#1
neinhorn Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4	Quarantine new CUC? Hi All! I am in the process of setting up a new main DT and I am new to saltwater so am looking for advice tips on how to proceed the right way. I have read varying posts/opinions about quarantining a new CUC. Do you recommend placing them in a QT and if so how do you set up a QT while the DT is still cycling (assuming that you cannot cycle a QT while the CUC is in the QT). From what i have read you typically would not introduce the CUC until you have green algae (nitrates present & nitrites 0) and if the CUC quarantine time is 76 days how do you time it so algae does not get out of control? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

10/25/2018, 03:44 PM	#2
Brieninsac Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 782	In theory yes..but practically very few do..myself included. Knock on wood, but I've never experienced any disease from adding a CUC. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 350 (73gal/18gal sump) / Kessil a360WE Lights

10/25/2018, 03:56 PM	#3
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	I had 10 fish wiped out by not QTing inverts, and for the life of me, I still don't. Staunch QT supporters will say to QT anything wet. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

10/26/2018, 01:35 PM	#5
sde1500 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glocester, RI Posts: 3,336	I can't be bothered. That's just more work than I feel like putting in for snails. __________________ My build thread: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2548422 Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef, Eshopps sump and HOB overflow, RO-110int skimmer, Reefbreeder 32" photons V1.

10/26/2018, 11:39 AM	#4
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	I don't QT, but I brush snails shells with a toothbrush and inspect carefully.

10/26/2018, 01:36 PM	#6
Fourstars Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Third rock Posts: 291	I brush the shells with a bit of peroxide. Otherwise just toss them in.