Tank Transfer Method

[Salties Diner]

This sounds like a good method, but for someone like myself who lives in Northern Territory Australia and my tank sits at 90-95º without the use of a chiller. Any tips on how I get around that without purchasing another two chillers?

 

[Humblefish]

This sounds like a good method, but for someone like myself who lives in Northern Territory Australia and my tank sits at 90-95º without the use of a chiller. Any tips on how I get around that without purchasing another two chillers?

Buy all your fish in the winter?

 

[Cleo642]

This sounds like a good method, but for someone like myself who lives in Northern Territory Australia and my tank sits at 90-95º without the use of a chiller. Any tips on how I get around that without purchasing another two chillers?

Y'all don't have air conditioning there?

 

[ArieWasHere]

^^^ hahaha, I got a question about Velvet. after all fish are passed from
Having velvet. how long does the bacteria/infection stay in the tank?

 

[Humblefish]

^^^ hahaha, I got a question about Velvet. after all fish are passed from
Having velvet. how long does the bacteria/infection stay in the tank?

6 weeks if it was just velvet... but go fallow for 72 days if you suspect ich might have also been in play.

 

[Harold Green]

This may be a very stupid question but why not sterilize the water and reuse it for the next transfer back?

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

Because if even one single organism makes it (and they can) you have defeated the purpose.

Ich can even self-encapsulate in gill plates and survive copper treatment

 

[Humblefish]

Because if even one single organism makes it (and they can) you have defeated the purpose.

^^This. If you are looking to save $$$ by not having to make all new SW for TTM, then use water stored from a recent display tank water change. Obviously, this only works if you are 100% confident that your display tank is disease free and the water is "clean".

 

[Salties Diner]

Buy all your fish in the winter?

Ha Ha, it is winter!!!

Y'all don't have air conditioning there?

Air cons?? Ha, yeah but I would have to Mortgage my house to afford to run them 24/7 to keep the tank at the required temperature in this heat/humidity. Wouldn't be so bad if the tank was in a small room, but its in a open plan arrangement.

 

[Cleo642]

Ha Ha, it is winter!!!


Air cons?? Ha, yeah but I would have to Mortgage my house to afford to run them 24/7 to keep the tank at the required temperature in this heat/humidity. Wouldn't be so bad if the tank was in a small room, but its in a open plan arrangement.

I live in louisiana and everyone has air conditioning here. Heat index right now is about 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Air conditioner stays on auto.

 

[Salties Diner]

I live in louisiana and everyone has air conditioning here. Heat index right now is about 115 degrees Fahrenheit. Air conditioner stays on auto.

No worries bud, for me a chiller works better as we get a lot of black outs in the wet season and a chiller is easier to run off a small generator.

 

[Cleo642]

No worries bud, for me a chiller works better as we get a lot of black outs in the wet season and a chiller is easier to run off a small generator.

And y'all have spiders there the size of my dog. Lol
But I would love to see the great barrier reef one day.

 

[klp]

Great article. I like the shortened version you posted here. Easy to follow, easy to understand. I followed all the links down to Treatment Options 102. A great wealth of information and much appreciated. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

 

[runzwithscissors]

This sounds like a good method, but for someone like myself who lives in Northern Territory Australia and my tank sits at 90-95º without the use of a chiller. Any tips on how I get around that without purchasing another two chillers?

You could put a tee in the line from the chiller in your display tank and run a line to the additional qt tanks using pecs. Just leave the pecs line laying in the qt tanks to cool it off. I'm sure the QT tanks will be of smaller size ergo wouldn't take a large line to chill the qt tanks and reduce the efficiency to your dt very much. Plumb the return back to the chiller return. Since the cold water in the line would cool off the qt tanks yet it remains closed no water from the infected tank would be introduced (I hope I explained this right, lol).

 

[Salties Diner]

You could put a tee in the line from the chiller in your display tank and run a line to the additional qt tanks using pecs. Just leave the pecs line laying in the qt tanks to cool it off. I'm sure the QT tanks will be of smaller size ergo wouldn't take a large line to chill the qt tanks and reduce the efficiency to your dt very much. Plumb the return back to the chiller return. Since the cold water in the line would cool off the qt tanks yet it remains closed no water from the infected tank would be introduced (I hope I explained this right, lol).

Yeah I know what you mean, its just the cool pipe that keeps the water temp down. That's a good idea, I might give that a go! Cheers scissors.

 

[Cleo642]

Ha Ha, it is winter!!!


Air cons?? Ha, yeah but I would have to Mortgage my house to afford to run them 24/7 to keep the tank at the required temperature in this heat/humidity. Wouldn't be so bad if the tank was in a small room, but its in a open plan arrangement.

Saw this pic on Facebook and thought about you. Lol

 

[Salties Diner]

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And y'all have spiders there the size of my dog. Lol
But I would love to see the great barrier reef one day.

My wife and I went to the Great Barrier Reef on our honeymoon a few years back, it was amazing! We do plan to go again. Definitely should be one for the Bucket List!!!!

 

[Cleo642]

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My wife and I went to the Great Barrier Reef on our honeymoon a few years back, it was amazing! We do plan to go again. Definitely should be one for the Bucket List!!!!

I do want to see it. In the back of my mind I would want to try to learn to dive in the future, but idk. We'll see. Do y'all dive?

 

[Cleo642]

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My wife and I went to the Great Barrier Reef on our honeymoon a few years back, it was amazing! We do plan to go again. Definitely should be one for the Bucket List!!!!

That's why when I saw that meme I thought of you. Lol

 

[Salties Diner]

I do want to see it. In the back of my mind I would want to try to learn to dive in the future, but idk. We'll see. Do y'all dive?

No I don't, but would love to learn also. However we did do the under water walk with the dive helmets as pictured.