Good Evening,
I read through https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/current-quarantine-protocol.825055/page-4 to learn more about the quarantine process and got a lot of good information. I did have a couple questions I wasn't sure about.
I have a 29 long aqueon tank to use for my QT tank that I picked up a couple weeks ago. For the filter I just got a Aqueon Quiet Flow 30 Power Filter. My concern with that is not the filter but the media inside doing the filtration. It seems like filter it came with has carbon and there is a bio media grid that removes toxins as well. I know that while in QT you don't want anything removing the copper while doing the treatment process based off the article above. That is my understanding anyway. Right now I have put the filter in my main DT sump to seed it with bacteria. If that does not work I have in 2 filter cups in my sump BIO balls that I could remove and place in my QT tank to seed the media. But if I do that I don't believe I would want to put those back into my DT afterwards and just wanted to verify that.
Also with a 29 long how many fish should I add to the QT tank. I know that once I start the QT process any new fish that get added I would have to start over. I am not looking to add a ton but would 3-5 be too much for this process as long as they are peaceful or is it better to just stick with 2 or maybe 3?
Thanks for the help!
I read through https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/current-quarantine-protocol.825055/page-4 to learn more about the quarantine process and got a lot of good information. I did have a couple questions I wasn't sure about.
I have a 29 long aqueon tank to use for my QT tank that I picked up a couple weeks ago. For the filter I just got a Aqueon Quiet Flow 30 Power Filter. My concern with that is not the filter but the media inside doing the filtration. It seems like filter it came with has carbon and there is a bio media grid that removes toxins as well. I know that while in QT you don't want anything removing the copper while doing the treatment process based off the article above. That is my understanding anyway. Right now I have put the filter in my main DT sump to seed it with bacteria. If that does not work I have in 2 filter cups in my sump BIO balls that I could remove and place in my QT tank to seed the media. But if I do that I don't believe I would want to put those back into my DT afterwards and just wanted to verify that.
Also with a 29 long how many fish should I add to the QT tank. I know that once I start the QT process any new fish that get added I would have to start over. I am not looking to add a ton but would 3-5 be too much for this process as long as they are peaceful or is it better to just stick with 2 or maybe 3?
Thanks for the help!