Help!!! Can i quickly set up a quarantine tank for a wild caught seahorse i just bought??

[lulu1228]

My father bought a seahorse on his way home from South florida. And he, not knowing the difference, bought a wild caught seahorse. What should I do to prepare for it??

 

[Rmckoy]

Do you have an established system with nothing harmful ?

 

[lulu1228]

Do you have an established system with nothing harmful ?

Yes, I already have a seahorse aquarium

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

My father bought a seahorse on his way home from South florida. And he, not knowing the difference, bought a wild caught seahorse. What should I do to prepare for it??

To answer your title question, yes.
If you add enough of the right bottle bacteria, then you can setup a fully functional quarantine tank immediately (see below). The instructions are in the last paragraph of the quote.

Dr. Reef did a study on bottle-bac for insta-cycling a tank a while back. They found Fritz Turbo Start 900 was the best, and Biospira and Dr. Tim’s were runners up.

Dr. Reef said:
Few years ago I conducted a massive study here on r2r. It's called bacteria in bottle myth or fact.
We studied 9 or 10 different brands.
Fritz turbostart 900 wins in every way possible.
Bio Spira and Dr Tim one and only are runner ups.
Rest I found might be hetrotrophic ammonia sludge removers.
We use instant cycles in our qt tanks in between bleaching tanks.
Never had any issues. I use fritz turbstart 900.
Bleach the tank. Air dry for 24 hrs rinse and reset. Fill up the tank and use 2 to 3 times the amount recommended and release fish.
Algae is normal phase of every tank cycle that likely can't be avoided.

 

[lulu1228]

To answer your title question, yes.
If you add enough of the right bottle bacteria, then you can setup a fully functional quarantine tank immediately (see below). The instructions are in the last paragraph of the quote.

Dr. Reef did a study on bottle-bac for insta-cycling a tank a while back. They found Fritz Turbo Start 900 was the best, and Biospira and Dr. Tim’s were runners up.

Okay where can I get this stuff though

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Okay where can I get this stuff though

I’d imagine you can find the bottle bacteria at a number of different fish stores (you can call around to your LFS and see if they carry any of the three listed as good above), but otherwise you can get them online at places like BRS, AlgaeBarn, SaltwaterAquarium, etc. You can also order it from Amazon.

 

[Kenneth Wingerter]

Okay where can I get this stuff though

Ultimate Aquarium Cycle Kit

Ultimate Aquarium Cycle Kit Specially selected to promote clean, rapid, pest-free cycling (both nitrification and denitrification) in saltwater aquaria! This complete but affordable kit includes (1) several species of nitrifying and photoheterotrophic bacteria as well as (2) a nitrogenous...

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