If I decide to go fallow, how big of a QT tank should I have?

sanzz18 · Jul 25, 2021

If I decide to go fallow for ick eradication out of my display tank, how big of a QT tank do I need at minimum for my fish stock. Space is sort of an issue for me.

x1 Naso Tang - 5-6"
x1 Achilles Tang - 4-5"
x1 Hippo Tang - 4-5"
x1 Squairtail Bristletooth Tang - 4-5"
x2 clownfish
x3 disbar anthias
x1 fox face 3-4"
x1 purple firefish
x1 solar fairy wrasse 3-4"
x1 blue-sided fairy wrasse 3"

Wen · Jul 25, 2021

sanzz18 said:
If I decide to go fallow for ick eradication out of my display tank, how big of a QT tank do I need at minimum for my fish stock. Space is sort of an issue for me.

x1 Naso Tang - 5-6"
x1 Achilles Tang - 4-5"
x1 Hippo Tang - 4-5"
x1 Squairtail Bristletooth Tang - 4-5"
x2 clownfish
x3 disbar anthias
x1 fox face 3-4"
x1 purple firefish
x1 solar fairy wrasse 3-4"
x1 blue-sided fairy wrasse 3"

Hmmm...100 gal Rubbermaid stock tank?
with air stones and powerhead.
?

sanzz18 · Jul 25, 2021

Yikes. I don't know if I have the space for something that large lol. If the consensus is I need something this big, I'm screwed.

DaddyFish · Jul 25, 2021

I concur,

Wen said:
Hmmm...100 gal Rubbermaid stock tank?
with air stones and powerhead.
?

my first impulse after browsing through OP's livestock list was 90-gal.

jdiefenbaugh · Jul 25, 2021

Wen said:
Hmmm...100 gal Rubbermaid stock tank?
with air stones and powerhead.
?

This is what I would do.

sanzz18 · Jul 25, 2021

DaddyFish said:
I concur,

my first impulse after browsing through OP's livestock list was 90-gal.

Yeah, I am screwed.

DaddyFish · Jul 25, 2021

sanzz18 said:
Yeah, I am screwed.

I definitely feel your pain. I have moved "up" from multiple 90s to a 215 and a 90. What do you do when something slips in and there's no tank or tanks collectively large enough to house all your livestock for 75-days!

Fallow is a great concept, but IMO out of reach for many of us.