Looking at picking this up tomorrow as a QT tank, with the discount and some store credits I can get it for like $50, any reason to look at something else ?
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I agree with others; glass and simple HOB. Your QT is going to get ich, flukes, algae, cyano, everything you can imagine and at times out of control. You want to be able to really easily go to town with a razor blade and disinfect every part of it. Also, flat sides are easier to scrape than curved ones.
Do what you want of course, you’re the one that has to live with it, but that’s my 2 cents after doing strict QT on everything for years.
For my fish QT I found a 20g kit on sale at Petsmart and I’m glad I went with a version that has a lid and light. I upgraded the filter to a tidal 75 for extra flow and media space. The stock heater died after a year. But, on the whole, I’m happy with my $50 purchase before upgrades. 20g won’t do it for a 6” tang, but a 40g would have been a lot more to take care of in terms of water changes and salt over the years as I do 100% water changes not infrequently.
I didn’t even catch the “freshwater comment” thank you all, I’ll do as recommended and pick up a breeder and a simple HOB
If you are using this tank for an "observation" QT @Jay Hemdal has a great point! If you are medicating, it can get a bit more complicated and may not be worth the extra effort.The size of your quarantine tank depends on the size of the fish you wilol be quarantining, and that is often a function of the size of your display. This tank is 15 gallons, that could support quarantine of say 3, 2 to 4" fish at a time.
I agree with the others that there are less expesnive tanks that could be used, but this is very sharp looking. Some people leave their QT up and running all of the time, so this tank would look better if you chose to do that.
Jay