tangs quarantine

[AustriIQPlays]

Hello everyone good day! im planning to buy blue and brown tangs and ive heard i need to quarantine them. ive got a 2.5gal tank and planning to buy a top filter along with uv light and ceramic ring for filtration in my quarantine tank.

im planning on doing hyposalinity method for the tangs and i dont know what salinity im going with. i just like to be safe and all. if anyone can suggest what to do. what to add on the quarantine tank or anything best for my future tangs. this would help a lot. thanks

 

[littlefoxx]

Youre going to put tangs in a 2.5 gallon? Yeah no thats not going to work at all

 

[Mark Goode]

You want to QT them in a goldfish bowl?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

QT tank should be minimum 20 gallons, but for larger fish like tangs a 40 breeder would be better. Should not QT any fish in a 2.5 gallon tank, its too small

 

[Fish Fan]

I know you're from outside the US, but take a look at other options like large plastic storage totes or other non-conventional containers for your QT tank.

 

[AustriIQPlays]

oops apparently i didnt say what size the tangs were. its just 2 inches. but yeah will it still not work?

 

[littlefoxx]

oops apparently i didnt say what size the tangs were. its just 2 inches. but yeah will it still not work?

Yeah no still a no go.

 

[AustriIQPlays]

I know you're from outside the US, but take a look at other options like large plastic storage totes or other non-conventional containers for your QT tank.

thanks for this id probably just buy a larger container for them. but for what ive mentioned for the filter system, will a top filter do? just ceramic rings and uv up top.

 

[AustriIQPlays]

Yeah no still a no go.

thanks for this. id buy myself a bigger container then.

 

[AustriIQPlays]

can anyone help me with a method on how to QT tangs?

 

[Fish Fan]

Get a new tank or container around 40 gallons for Tangs, even if the fish are very small right now.

HOB filter with BIO media and UV skimmer is also good.

I don't know if maybe a small powerhead is useful to give the Tangs a little current??

You'll need a heater too ;-)

 

[AustriIQPlays]

Get a new tank or container around 40 gallons for Tangs, even if the fish are very small right now.

HOB filter with BIO media and UV skimmer is also good.

I don't know if maybe a small powerhead is useful to give the Tangs a little current??

You'll need a heater too ;-)

Id probably just go for live rocks for the biomedia. its easier to acquire and a lot cheaper too. actually im using a small power head and an attachment for a wave maker in my main tank. its working well for me.
what temp does tangs strive in

 

[exnisstech]

You should be able to find info needed here.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/current-quarantine-protocol.825055/
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-disease-treatment-and-diagnosis.771/

 

[Fish Fan]

Id probably just go for live rocks for the biomedia. its easier to acquire and a lot cheaper too. actually im using a small power head and an attachment for a wave maker in my main tank. its working well for me.
what temp does tangs strive in

I would say that most keep Tangs in reef tanks, which are typically about 78 F.

If you plan on any copper medications (like what's described in the first link above) you want to avoid using live rock in your QT tank or its filter. The copper in the medication will bind to the rock, making the QT process at the least inefficient or possibly even ineffective. You would also not be able to use this rock in a tank that has invertebrates without extensive (and some say impossible) "scubbing" of the rock using product like Cuprisorb, which may prove more trouble than it's worth.

I'd suggest plastic bio media in your QT filter; bio balls should be cheap, or I use these if you have them in your area. I can get these are a local store for next to nothing, maybe you have something similar in your area:

Nylon Pot Scrubbies on Amazon

 

[Kasrift]

I would say that most keep Tangs in reef tanks, which are typically about 78 F.

If you plan on any copper medications (like what's described in the first link above) you want to avoid using live rock in your QT tank or its filter. The copper in the medication will bind to the rock, making the QT process at the least inefficient or possibly even ineffective. You would also not be able to use this rock in a tank that has invertebrates without extensive (and some say impossible) "scubbing" of the rock using product like Cuprisorb, which may prove more trouble than it's worth.

I'd suggest plastic bio media in your QT filter; bio balls should be cheap, or I use these if you have them in your area. I can get these are a local store for next to nothing, maybe you have something similar in your area:

Nylon Pot Scrubbies on Amazon

I'd agree with you 99.999% of the time, but if you look where the OP is, they are in the Philippines and it may be cheaper to just walk out and grab some beach rock vs buying bio media.

 

[Fish Fan]

I'd agree with you 99.999% of the time, but if you look where the OP is, they are in the Philippines and it may be cheaper to just walk out and grab some beach rock vs buying bio media.

Good point. But my understanding is that if the OP was to use a copper based medication, that medication can interact with real rock, and potentially cause the copper to remain under the therapeutic concentration, and for that reason the QT process may be ineffective. Isn't that true?