Advice needed for quickly setting up a Quarantine/hospital tank.

jrcastro · 04/20/2006, 05:30 PM

I have been reading lots of threads/ articles re: ich.
I have come to the conclusion that i have to setup a quarantine/hospital tank for my fish that are infected with ich.
Using either hyposalinity or copper meds solutions.
I have 12 fish in my 135g (hippo,yellow,anthias,clown etc..)
fun part is going to be getting them out, especially my lil mandarin goby.

Questions are:

How big of a Q-Tank do i need?
How do i establish the biological filteration? Can I use my filter socks to seed the new sponge filter i plan on using?
Can I add a few pcs of LR to seed the new filter?
Then take them out when it is estabished on the new filter.

Thanks in advance

Freed · 04/20/2006, 05:35 PM

Do you have any coral or inverts in the main system? If not you can do hyposalinity in the main system if you want. The only downside is if you have snails, crabs etc that you want to live you can't do hypo in there.

kraze3 · 04/20/2006, 05:37 PM

Your going to want to treat ALL the fish.
You dont want to do hypo in your main tank with LR, it will kill it along with all inverts. How much LR do you have?

jrcastro · 04/20/2006, 05:40 PM

Lots of corals & about 200 pounds of LR.

kraze3 · 04/20/2006, 05:51 PM

i Just posted on your other thread, im happy to see you trying to treat the fish.

If your in a bind you could always use a 32 gallon rubbermaid tub from kmart or walmart, ive seen it done before. You have some bigger fish you may need two if they look cramped. Whne i set up my hospital tank i used water from my main display then replaced that water. Worked fine for me. I think the filter sock is better than using the LR, i dont think the LR is needed. Also, you can add pieces of PVC to the bottom to give your fish some hiding places.

make sure you have a refracometer and here is a thread on catching fish
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=707656

Pete1399 · 04/20/2006, 06:22 PM

Dont add LR to a quarantine tank. Ich could be reintroduced to your system when you put the LR back in your display.

kraze3 · 04/20/2006, 06:35 PM

even if the rock was introduced the hypo would kill all ich, but it isnt needed.

MarkD40 · 04/21/2006, 07:56 AM

Hyposalinity will kill all the life on your LR except for the bacteria. I have 200 lbs of LR in my sump so when I quarantine I toss a couple of rocks in the QT tank and when the quarantine period is over I throw the rock into fresh R/O water to sterilize it and then put it back in my sump to make it live again. I keep a bio-wheel filter running on my sump without any filter media in the filter just to keep the bio-wheel charged with bacteria. When I need to quarantine I just fill up my QT tank and add move the bio-wheel filter over to it and I am set. Again, after quarantine is over I soak the bio-wheel in R/O to kill any ich etc. before putting it back in my sump.

04/20/2006, 05:30 PM	#1
jrcastro Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA. Posts: 456	Advice needed for quickly setting up a Quarantine/hospital tank. I have been reading lots of threads/ articles re: ich. I have come to the conclusion that i have to setup a quarantine/hospital tank for my fish that are infected with ich. Using either hyposalinity or copper meds solutions. I have 12 fish in my 135g (hippo,yellow,anthias,clown etc..) fun part is going to be getting them out, especially my lil mandarin goby. Questions are: How big of a Q-Tank do i need? How do i establish the biological filteration? Can I use my filter socks to seed the new sponge filter i plan on using? Can I add a few pcs of LR to seed the new filter? Then take them out when it is estabished on the new filter. Thanks in advance

04/20/2006, 05:35 PM	#2
Freed It's what it's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 41° 2' 45" N 85° 8' 43" W Posts: 7,579	Do you have any coral or inverts in the main system? If not you can do hyposalinity in the main system if you want. The only downside is if you have snails, crabs etc that you want to live you can't do hypo in there. __________________ Freed Current Tank Info: 180gal(1120 watts of MH/VHO light), 60gal "sump", Deltec 601 calcium reactor, Euro Reef CS8-3+ skimmer, 20 gallon QT

04/20/2006, 06:22 PM	#6
Pete1399 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Im right here Posts: 369	Dont add LR to a quarantine tank. Ich could be reintroduced to your system when you put the LR back in your display. __________________ Pete Current Tank Info: 75g, CSS220 Skimmer, DIY CREE LEDs, DIY Canopy, DIY Stand, 29g sump/fuge, Tunze nanostreams

04/21/2006, 07:56 AM	#8
MarkD40 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 647	Hyposalinity will kill all the life on your LR except for the bacteria. I have 200 lbs of LR in my sump so when I quarantine I toss a couple of rocks in the QT tank and when the quarantine period is over I throw the rock into fresh R/O water to sterilize it and then put it back in my sump to make it live again. I keep a bio-wheel filter running on my sump without any filter media in the filter just to keep the bio-wheel charged with bacteria. When I need to quarantine I just fill up my QT tank and add move the bio-wheel filter over to it and I am set. Again, after quarantine is over I soak the bio-wheel in R/O to kill any ich etc. before putting it back in my sump. __________________ My ship came in. Unfortunately it hit a reef. Current Tank Info: 110 gallon reef display tank, fish, LPS, SPS and mushrooms. A 75 gallon sump in basement with protein skimmer, 40watt UV sterilizer, RO/DI, refugium with chaeto, phosban reactor. 40 gallon frag tank.

04/20/2006, 05:37 PM	#3
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	Your going to want to treat ALL the fish. You dont want to do hypo in your main tank with LR, it will kill it along with all inverts. How much LR do you have?

04/20/2006, 05:40 PM	#4
jrcastro Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver, WA. Posts: 456	Lots of corals & about 200 pounds of LR.

04/20/2006, 05:51 PM	#5
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	i Just posted on your other thread, im happy to see you trying to treat the fish. If your in a bind you could always use a 32 gallon rubbermaid tub from kmart or walmart, ive seen it done before. You have some bigger fish you may need two if they look cramped. Whne i set up my hospital tank i used water from my main display then replaced that water. Worked fine for me. I think the filter sock is better than using the LR, i dont think the LR is needed. Also, you can add pieces of PVC to the bottom to give your fish some hiding places. make sure you have a refracometer and here is a thread on catching fish http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=707656

04/20/2006, 06:35 PM	#7
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	even if the rock was introduced the hypo would kill all ich, but it isnt needed.