Hey there,
I am planning on setting up a 120 gallon reef tank. I will probably get it by 2022 or 2023. I am doing all the research needed. So, I live in Bangladesh and the aquarium temperature hits up to 114 degrees Fahrenheit or 45 degrees Celsius. So, I need a chiller for my tank. I will quarantine all my fish in a 30 gallon tank without a chiller but with a fan. I really want to quarantine corals and inverts but I cannot since the tank temperature will be too high and I would need a chiller, but my parents will not buy me a second chiller for a quarantine tank since it is so expensive. What do you suggest I do. For the snails, I will scrub their shells with a soft brush, but I do not know what to do about the other inverts which do not have any shells. But, I am really concerned about the corals as I really do not want any pests in my tank. I will have some wrasses in my tank for pest control but still. I will try to remove as much of the frag plug as possible with a dremel to reduce the chances of getting pests and their eggs in the tank. I will also dip them in coral dip, but I am not sure if I can dip them several times without any breaks. Also, can I mix dips and dip them only twice? Like first I will dip them in a mix of a few different kinds of dips, then I will rinse them in fresh saltwater and then I will put them in an iodine dip, then I will finally put them in a freshwater dip for 5-10 seconds. I will also brush the coral frag plug during the dips and put a small powerhead in the bucket where I will dip them. Once I am done dipping, I will cut off the plug and then rinse them one last time in fresh saltwater before putting them in the tank? What do you think? Is this a good or bad idea? Also is there anything else i should do or change in this process to make it even better?
I am planning on setting up a 120 gallon reef tank. I will probably get it by 2022 or 2023. I am doing all the research needed. So, I live in Bangladesh and the aquarium temperature hits up to 114 degrees Fahrenheit or 45 degrees Celsius. So, I need a chiller for my tank. I will quarantine all my fish in a 30 gallon tank without a chiller but with a fan. I really want to quarantine corals and inverts but I cannot since the tank temperature will be too high and I would need a chiller, but my parents will not buy me a second chiller for a quarantine tank since it is so expensive. What do you suggest I do. For the snails, I will scrub their shells with a soft brush, but I do not know what to do about the other inverts which do not have any shells. But, I am really concerned about the corals as I really do not want any pests in my tank. I will have some wrasses in my tank for pest control but still. I will try to remove as much of the frag plug as possible with a dremel to reduce the chances of getting pests and their eggs in the tank. I will also dip them in coral dip, but I am not sure if I can dip them several times without any breaks. Also, can I mix dips and dip them only twice? Like first I will dip them in a mix of a few different kinds of dips, then I will rinse them in fresh saltwater and then I will put them in an iodine dip, then I will finally put them in a freshwater dip for 5-10 seconds. I will also brush the coral frag plug during the dips and put a small powerhead in the bucket where I will dip them. Once I am done dipping, I will cut off the plug and then rinse them one last time in fresh saltwater before putting them in the tank? What do you think? Is this a good or bad idea? Also is there anything else i should do or change in this process to make it even better?