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Hi all
I set up a 650l tank, cycled it, added CUC and 2 small clowns. All was great until I added live stock from a tank which was closing down. I also purchased a fish from my LFS the same day. I did not quarantine and now some fish are showing ich. Big mistake and I feel stupid
Anyway lesson learnt. I'm going to set up a qt tank, move all the fish into it, dose with copper with close monitoring and leave my DT to sit for 72 days to starve the parasite. But I have a few questions about setting up a QT tank.
1) I have some marine pure from my sump which I plan to put in the QT to help with bio filtration. Will this and a powerhead be sufficient or do I need to buy a HOB filter?
2) I have a yellow tang, an aggressive vampire tang, a red star, a large clown and a pink spotted goby. What size tank should I go for? Is a 10g ok? Should I partition the aggressive tang using egg crate to prevent any trouble?
3) How can I ensure the starfish has suitable food in a new/ clean tank. The fish will hoover up all food surely...
4) How do I keep the goby happy with no sand to sift? Just a hiding place using pvc bends? I do have some unused sand in a bag..should I add a small amount in a corner?
5) Should I add small amounts of food to my DT to sustain the CUC and to avoid losing nitrifying bactria? Do I leave my socks in and skimmer on?
6) Where do you have your QT set up? I'd like to put it in my living room with a light so I can still enjoy the fish but I dont want to cause extra stress in the smaller environment.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
I set up a 650l tank, cycled it, added CUC and 2 small clowns. All was great until I added live stock from a tank which was closing down. I also purchased a fish from my LFS the same day. I did not quarantine and now some fish are showing ich. Big mistake and I feel stupid
Anyway lesson learnt. I'm going to set up a qt tank, move all the fish into it, dose with copper with close monitoring and leave my DT to sit for 72 days to starve the parasite. But I have a few questions about setting up a QT tank.
1) I have some marine pure from my sump which I plan to put in the QT to help with bio filtration. Will this and a powerhead be sufficient or do I need to buy a HOB filter?
2) I have a yellow tang, an aggressive vampire tang, a red star, a large clown and a pink spotted goby. What size tank should I go for? Is a 10g ok? Should I partition the aggressive tang using egg crate to prevent any trouble?
3) How can I ensure the starfish has suitable food in a new/ clean tank. The fish will hoover up all food surely...
4) How do I keep the goby happy with no sand to sift? Just a hiding place using pvc bends? I do have some unused sand in a bag..should I add a small amount in a corner?
5) Should I add small amounts of food to my DT to sustain the CUC and to avoid losing nitrifying bactria? Do I leave my socks in and skimmer on?
6) Where do you have your QT set up? I'd like to put it in my living room with a light so I can still enjoy the fish but I dont want to cause extra stress in the smaller environment.
Thanks in advance for the advice.