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Alright, so I've been (finally) making some progress on setting up my 12' 360G tank at the office (tank has been staring at me since before Christmas).
After (re)reading @melypr1985 article a few days about Coral and Invert Quarantine - I thought "Hey, why hadn't I started buying up some corals and started the QT process?" I had an extra 40G breeder tank, two 20G longs and a 10G laying around waiting for use as QTs (result of Petco sale) and the first thing that came to mind - why not setup the 40G breeder as a semi DT/QT? Where I can use it as a DT for the office lobby, but it would really be the QT for my 360G build.
So I put it together yesterday (does that mean I get another tank builder badge? ) with a fishless cycle started. With my mind set for using it for corals and the 20Gs for QT'ing fishes. I thought that with the 20Gs, it gives me the option to do copper and it'll be easier to maintain levels and break down a 20G (or toss and get another one) than a 40G. I can keep the 20G behind the scenes.
But maybe I have it backwards? Maybe I should use the 40G breeder for the fishes as an observation tank for more room for the fishes - after TTM? And use a 20G for QT'ing the corals? But what happens if one of the fishes in the group in the 40G observation tank gets something? Then I've got to worry about breaking it down all over again? (as oppose to using it for corals where, on the premise of @melypr1985's article, I would just extend the coral's QT stay.) I don't think I'll use the 40G for copper use.
Thoughts? Opinions? Taking it to the R2R community!
After (re)reading @melypr1985 article a few days about Coral and Invert Quarantine - I thought "Hey, why hadn't I started buying up some corals and started the QT process?" I had an extra 40G breeder tank, two 20G longs and a 10G laying around waiting for use as QTs (result of Petco sale) and the first thing that came to mind - why not setup the 40G breeder as a semi DT/QT? Where I can use it as a DT for the office lobby, but it would really be the QT for my 360G build.
So I put it together yesterday (does that mean I get another tank builder badge? ) with a fishless cycle started. With my mind set for using it for corals and the 20Gs for QT'ing fishes. I thought that with the 20Gs, it gives me the option to do copper and it'll be easier to maintain levels and break down a 20G (or toss and get another one) than a 40G. I can keep the 20G behind the scenes.
But maybe I have it backwards? Maybe I should use the 40G breeder for the fishes as an observation tank for more room for the fishes - after TTM? And use a 20G for QT'ing the corals? But what happens if one of the fishes in the group in the 40G observation tank gets something? Then I've got to worry about breaking it down all over again? (as oppose to using it for corals where, on the premise of @melypr1985's article, I would just extend the coral's QT stay.) I don't think I'll use the 40G for copper use.
Thoughts? Opinions? Taking it to the R2R community!