qt cycling

hdevils · 09/21/2006, 08:27 AM

I had a sick fish, brought him to a new qt setup, well he died an hour later. im leaving him in the tank to get the cycle going. this sound ok?

Randall_James · 09/21/2006, 08:38 AM

what was he sick with? could be you are going to contaminate your "Sterile" tank with ??

Use fish food, much safer IMO,

I would dump the current water
Refill with clean water and add 10 drops of bleach per gallon
Drain, dry and start over

bman2221 · 09/21/2006, 08:41 AM

I would think that it would cause you to contaminate your QT tank also. Use fish food, a peice of shrimp, or something else that isn't sick and won't potentially get any specimen that gets QTed sick.

bertoni · 09/21/2006, 09:08 PM

I would tear down the quarantine tank and sterilize it. I agree with using fish food or the like to get the filter going. You could also keep one going that way, if that's convenient.

BurntOutReefer · 09/21/2006, 09:26 PM

ditto

drummereef · 09/21/2006, 09:36 PM

Ya, better to be safe then sorry. Get the fish out of there, tear it down and sterilize. A weak bleach solution will work. Just rinse thoroughly and use a dechlorinator after the rinse. Sorry for the loss of your fishy.

That always sucks.

Randall_James · 09/21/2006, 10:34 PM

Just make sure it is dry, dechlorination is not needed as the bleach is gone when the tank is dry. The 10 drops per gallon is double what food service prep uses

09/21/2006, 08:27 AM	#1
hdevils Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 761	qt cycling I had a sick fish, brought him to a new qt setup, well he died an hour later. im leaving him in the tank to get the cycle going. this sound ok?

09/21/2006, 08:38 AM	#2
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	what was he sick with? could be you are going to contaminate your "Sterile" tank with ?? Use fish food, much safer IMO, I would dump the current water Refill with clean water and add 10 drops of bleach per gallon Drain, dry and start over __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

09/21/2006, 09:08 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I would tear down the quarantine tank and sterilize it. I agree with using fish food or the like to get the filter going. You could also keep one going that way, if that's convenient. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

09/21/2006, 09:36 PM	#6
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	Ya, better to be safe then sorry. Get the fish out of there, tear it down and sterilize. A weak bleach solution will work. Just rinse thoroughly and use a dechlorinator after the rinse. Sorry for the loss of your fishy. That always sucks. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

09/21/2006, 10:34 PM	#7
Randall_James Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,727	Just make sure it is dry, dechlorination is not needed as the bleach is gone when the tank is dry. The 10 drops per gallon is double what food service prep uses __________________ "It's a dog eat dog world and I feel like I am wearing milkbone underwear"

09/21/2006, 08:41 AM	#3
bman2221 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Springboro, OH Posts: 50	I would think that it would cause you to contaminate your QT tank also. Use fish food, a peice of shrimp, or something else that isn't sick and won't potentially get any specimen that gets QTed sick.

09/21/2006, 09:26 PM	#5
BurntOutReefer Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Granada Hills Posts: 4,376	ditto