Best filtration for a 12g nanocube quarantine tank.

[glb]

I’ll be setting up my old 12g nanocube as a quarantine tank and wondered about the best filtration options for a tank this size. I know from past experiences that nano skimmers are pretty much useless. I thought about a small refugium (I’ve never run one before). I would do 10% water changes weekly as maintenance. The chambers in the back are pretty small. I’m not wanting a complicated setup because the tank is only for QT. I’d probably keep one fish in it. My DT is LPS/softie only so I don’t need SPS-like levels in the QT (and wonder if a refugium might keep nutrient levels too low). Any help is greatly appreciated!!

 

[Ippyroy]

A fuge would become an issue if you needed to medicate, plus it can bring in items that you trying to keep out like aiptasia. You should follow KISS as much as possible with QTs.

 

[glb]

A fuge would become an issue if you needed to medicate, plus it can bring in items that you trying to keep out like aiptasia. You should follow KISS as much as possible with QTs.

So maybe just water changes?

 

[Ippyroy]

So maybe just water changes?

Water changes and a HOB Filter.

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[Ippyroy]

You have an AIO. Never mind the HOB filter. Water changes and a seachem ammonia badge might work. Do you use hte caddy in the back? REplace those if something comes up or when you add new animals to the QT.

 

[glb]

You have an AIO. Never mind the HOB filter. Water changes and a seachem ammonia badge might work. Do you use hte caddy in the back? REplace those if something comes up or when you add new animals to the QT.

Mine is so old it doesn’t have the rack. I didn’t mention before that this will primarily be for quarantining corals, not fish. I’d set up a separate hospital tank if one of my fish got sick.

 

[glb]

Water changes and a HOB Filter.

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