Wally.B
04/30/2016, 12:24 AM
** I posted (same thread) in Reef Fishes Section, but thought I might catch better expertise in this section ***
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Hello,
I've been waiting for over a year for a Black Cap Basslet.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah74/wbrejnia/2016-04-30_BlackCap_zpsopevl8sv.jpg
No luck at all, as I looked everywhere in the local fish stores. One arrived few months ago, but was DOA.
Just a few days ago I gave up, so bought two other fish, which I placed in a sump I'm building that has a small quarantine Tank section.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah74/wbrejnia/2016-04-28_New-WraseFish_zpsyzuy9co7.jpg
I have my hands full hoping I can get the Leopard Wrase to eat (but I have a live food farm for my Madarin, so hopes are high).
Then just tonight I was surfing, and I found the Basslet that I've really wanted (Near by store).
So I Just placed the order for a pickup After weekend at a LFS a reasonable drive away. (So I have the weekend to set things up).
The Sump I am building is as below.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah74/wbrejnia/2016-03-23_SumpCardboardMockUp_zpskkcvkjnn.jpg
The detailed thread (FOR THIS SUMP) with test run on YouTube is here http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2570553
The current Quarantine area is the far right section , so I can make the rest of the sump a 2nd quarantine area for the Basslet.
I don't want to place it in the same quarantine tank since (since those two new wrasses could have diseases), so my option is to use the remaining area of the sump. However I really want to make sure this fish survives (so need help to setup a perfect Quarantine)
So I could just fill sump with Fresh Made Saltwater? I worry that it will cycle, and possibly kill the fish.
I could do water changes from my tank, and mix in some fresh salt water to top it up.
I could run the DB8i skimmer (new, never used), but that takes care of nutrients and but not a cycle. (Perhaps a cycle won't happen, if I change water weekly from my other tank and change the Quarentine tank, or possibly no cycle will happen due to such a small fish). I have no idea.
ABVIOUSLY I'll place a heater in the separate section, the fish could either go into the Return Area (pretty small), or I place the skimmer into the Return area, and fish goes into the main area. THE SKIMMER WILL PROVIDE AREATION,and I'll be running a small pump between the two sections for circulation.
Please provide any advice on how to setup a fresh quarantine and keep it stable for a fish that I really want to survive. (I figure 6-8 weeks is good enough for a quarantine).
Many thanks for any advice.
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Hello,
I've been waiting for over a year for a Black Cap Basslet.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah74/wbrejnia/2016-04-30_BlackCap_zpsopevl8sv.jpg
No luck at all, as I looked everywhere in the local fish stores. One arrived few months ago, but was DOA.
Just a few days ago I gave up, so bought two other fish, which I placed in a sump I'm building that has a small quarantine Tank section.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah74/wbrejnia/2016-04-28_New-WraseFish_zpsyzuy9co7.jpg
I have my hands full hoping I can get the Leopard Wrase to eat (but I have a live food farm for my Madarin, so hopes are high).
Then just tonight I was surfing, and I found the Basslet that I've really wanted (Near by store).
So I Just placed the order for a pickup After weekend at a LFS a reasonable drive away. (So I have the weekend to set things up).
The Sump I am building is as below.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah74/wbrejnia/2016-03-23_SumpCardboardMockUp_zpskkcvkjnn.jpg
The detailed thread (FOR THIS SUMP) with test run on YouTube is here http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2570553
The current Quarantine area is the far right section , so I can make the rest of the sump a 2nd quarantine area for the Basslet.
I don't want to place it in the same quarantine tank since (since those two new wrasses could have diseases), so my option is to use the remaining area of the sump. However I really want to make sure this fish survives (so need help to setup a perfect Quarantine)
So I could just fill sump with Fresh Made Saltwater? I worry that it will cycle, and possibly kill the fish.
I could do water changes from my tank, and mix in some fresh salt water to top it up.
I could run the DB8i skimmer (new, never used), but that takes care of nutrients and but not a cycle. (Perhaps a cycle won't happen, if I change water weekly from my other tank and change the Quarentine tank, or possibly no cycle will happen due to such a small fish). I have no idea.
ABVIOUSLY I'll place a heater in the separate section, the fish could either go into the Return Area (pretty small), or I place the skimmer into the Return area, and fish goes into the main area. THE SKIMMER WILL PROVIDE AREATION,and I'll be running a small pump between the two sections for circulation.
Please provide any advice on how to setup a fresh quarantine and keep it stable for a fish that I really want to survive. (I figure 6-8 weeks is good enough for a quarantine).
Many thanks for any advice.