MrsHaggis
12/28/2008, 05:17 PM
Hi Everyone,
I have read many, many threads about setting up a quarantine tank and how important it is.
I have an empty (quite small - about 8 Gallons) fish tank which I would like to turn into my quarantine tank. I will be buying fish one by one and only have a 16 Gallon aquarium so all of the fish I buy will be very small so I guess 8 Gallons would be big enough??
So onto my questions:
1. I don't have a second marine filter so can I just use a different (cheaper) type of filter. The marine filters here cost 200€ (about 280 USD).
2. Lighting - I have a lighting system on there but it is also not marine - it was setup for tropicals. Do I need to change it? I won't be having corals in there (unless I need to quarantine them??).
3. Do I need to add any live rock in there for the quarantine period?
4. How long do the fish need to stay in the quarantine tank?
4. Anything special I need to do.....I have never setup a quarantine tank and until I read the threads here had never thought about it either.
I'd like to setup the cheapest tank possible as I have already spent a small fortune on the display tank (as I'm sure you can all imagine)....
Thanks for all your help here.
I have read many, many threads about setting up a quarantine tank and how important it is.
I have an empty (quite small - about 8 Gallons) fish tank which I would like to turn into my quarantine tank. I will be buying fish one by one and only have a 16 Gallon aquarium so all of the fish I buy will be very small so I guess 8 Gallons would be big enough??
So onto my questions:
1. I don't have a second marine filter so can I just use a different (cheaper) type of filter. The marine filters here cost 200€ (about 280 USD).
2. Lighting - I have a lighting system on there but it is also not marine - it was setup for tropicals. Do I need to change it? I won't be having corals in there (unless I need to quarantine them??).
3. Do I need to add any live rock in there for the quarantine period?
4. How long do the fish need to stay in the quarantine tank?
4. Anything special I need to do.....I have never setup a quarantine tank and until I read the threads here had never thought about it either.
I'd like to setup the cheapest tank possible as I have already spent a small fortune on the display tank (as I'm sure you can all imagine)....
Thanks for all your help here.