Here we go TTM!

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Well I'm set up for my first go at TTM or the Tank Transfer Method! See anything I might be missing?

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Got a heater, ammonia badge, powerhead, thermometer, and hiding places!
 

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Looks pretty similar to my setup that I'm about to start today!
It'll be my first time doing TTM as well.
I have a bad case of ich in my DT so I need to do TTM on all my fish and go fallow for 76 days... hurraaayyy....
 
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Looks pretty similar to my setup that I'm about to start today!
It'll be my first time doing TTM as well.
I have a bad case of ich in my DT so I need to do TTM on all my fish and go fallow for 76 days... hurraaayyy....

Oh sorry man! :/
 
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Wise guys....hmm wiseman... Lol
 

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What's going in there? Can't wait to see this as you progress. I think it would help all those who don't do TTM because they're a little intimidated by it.
 
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The other tank is going under this one and I have the exact same set up as the one pictured. For now I'm performing TTM on my current fish before I move them to the new tank.
 
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If you've plans to get any wrasse, I'd fit an egg-crate top on it - which will also need to be cleaned between each transfer, so I've found that cutting it in half makes for an easier time of it.

All of your storage tanks are sealed, right? You wouldn't want any aerosol transmission to get into those, that's for sure!

Other than that; looks like a nice setup. You'll likely want to remove some of those hiding places if you're only housing a fish or two just to make things easier to clean. But that's up to you; cleaning multiple pieces of pipe every three days is not exactly onerous, but less is sometimes more...
 

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If you've plans to get any wrasse, I'd fit an egg-crate top on it - which will also need to be cleaned between each transfer, so I've found that cutting it in half makes for an easier time of it.

All of your storage tanks are sealed, right? You wouldn't want any aerosol transmission to get into those, that's for sure!

Other than that; looks like a nice setup. You'll likely want to remove some of those hiding places if you're only housing a fish or two just to make things easier to clean. But that's up to you; cleaning multiple pieces of pipe every three days is not exactly onerous, but less is sometimes more...
You'll also want a Tupperware container with some sand for those that burrow. +1 on the egg crate

Is the powerhead pointing towards the surface for agitation?
 

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Ok, difference between TTM and QT? just curious.

TTM is that you transfer your fish every 5 days or so, only works for Ick and speed the process up vs QT with 50%.
QT they stay in the same tank for 80 days, and treat them for worms, parasites etc etc.
 

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TTM is that you transfer your fish every 5 days or so, only works for Ick and speed the process up vs QT with 50%.
QT they stay in the same tank for 80 days, and treat them for worms, parasites etc etc.

Ahhh ok, makes sense this was the first I had heard about it.
 

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