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klaxan
12/09/2007, 08:37 PM
what would be a good setup for a quarantine tank?
Diver4life
12/09/2007, 08:40 PM
Well,mine consist of 10 gals tank,air pump with sponge filter,heater and a piece of LR.
klaxan
12/09/2007, 08:41 PM
is any sand needed,?
nycsicktank
12/09/2007, 08:43 PM
nope
meco65
12/09/2007, 08:43 PM
29gal wal-mart special. Comes with everything you need except pvc pipe for fish to hide in.
Diver4life
12/09/2007, 09:01 PM
yeap forgot to mention pvc pipe
Slipstream
12/10/2007, 09:07 AM
what size do you recommend for a QT tank though?.. Cause i cant go to Walmart and buy their 29 gal special, cause Walmart has bad quality fish/supplies/aquariums here.
stingythingy45
12/10/2007, 09:16 AM
How many fish do you want to QT?
Btw......no rock in the tank.
Bare bottom and PVC to hide in.
NirvanaFan
12/10/2007, 10:58 AM
the size of the qt tank depends on the number and size of the fish you are qt. A 10 or 20g qt will probably be fine for about any fish that you will have in your 32g display. The fish from wal-mart may not be the best, but their supplies and aquariums are fine.

In my 29g qt, I have a pvc house I built, 2 small powerheads, the HOB filter, and a good size piece of filter foam floating around. I vacuum up the fish poop every other day, and do a 5g water change twice a week or so.
Aquarist007
12/10/2007, 11:35 AM
I agree--all you need is a hob for filtration--just let it run on the main tank for 3 days or so and the medium will have plenty of bacteria in it.
29 is pushing it--I like between 10--15 gals. but I'll only qt a new fish or invert that I buy.
Norward
12/10/2007, 07:35 PM
I purchased a Marineland Eclipse 12 online - so easy to set-up and then put away. A little more expensive than a "Wal-Mart special" but very convenient in that everything you need is included in the box. They also make a 6g.
~SIRENA~
12/10/2007, 08:37 PM
hob?
stingythingy45
12/10/2007, 08:42 PM
HOB=Hang on back(filter or skimmer or whatever).
vito is hooked
12/10/2007, 09:47 PM
I Got 2 Aqua Clear HOB,s Power Head And Airation, PVC, for hideing on my 20gal. Live Rock/Sand,,,,, A NO/NO.
Aquarist007
12/11/2007, 12:09 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11358670#post11358670 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by vito is hooked
I Got 2 Aqua Clear HOB,s Power Head And Airation, PVC, for hideing on my 20gal. Live Rock/Sand,,,,, A NO/NO.

live rock is actually ok if you are not going to use chemicals for treatements. In the case of hyposalination the bacteria will adapt

I take a couple of pieces of lr from my sump and put them in the qt---I remove them if I have to use chemical and put them back in the sump.