Comments on: How to setup a quarantine tank. http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/ Information And Resources For Anyone Interested In Aquarium Fish, Saltwater Aquariums, Tropical Fish, Home Aquariums. Aquarium Care, Aquarium Equipment And Much More. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25936 John Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:47:03 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-25936 Hello Wayne. So sorry to read of the loss of your fish. It can be very difficult to eradicate serious disease problems particularly in a reef system and, as you realize, it's best to minimise the risk by protecting existing fish from newcomers and giving newcomers a fighting chance should anything untoward arise. Hello Wayne.
So sorry to read of the loss of your fish. It can be very difficult to eradicate serious disease problems particularly in a reef system and, as you realize, it’s best to minimise the risk by protecting existing fish from newcomers and giving newcomers a fighting chance should anything untoward arise.

]]> By: Wayne http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25935 Wayne Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:05:32 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-25935 Thought I knew better and ddn't have a quarantine aquarium. Well after losing ALL my saltwater fisk to ick I will never introduce a fish in it my display aquarium without a stay in a quarantine aquarium. The tang I bought looked healthy but soon proved it wasn't.. A costly price to pay . Thought I knew better and ddn’t have a quarantine aquarium. Well after losing ALL my saltwater fisk to ick I will never introduce a fish in it my display aquarium without a stay in a quarantine aquarium. The tang I bought looked healthy but soon proved it wasn’t.. A costly price to pay .

]]> By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25799 John Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:34:47 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-25799 Hello Chris. I assume the 'mess up' was in your display aquarium, and the problem was moved to the quarantine (QT) tank. The requirements of a QT tank are high quality seawater, appropriate temperature and peace for the introduced inhabitant(s) as they recover. There are a few reasons why the use of a QT tank is invoked, such as a major equipment failure in the main display aquarium that can't be fixed straight away so there is an environmental threat to the inhabitants, the introduction of new fish or the outbreak of disease. Whatever the mess up was, the aquarium inhabitants should remain in the QT until the display aquarium is fully functioning with all necessary equipment, the temperature is correct and stable and the seawater is of high quality. As treatment was started 'right away' perhaps it was disease. The livestock involved should remain in the QT until the disease is fully cured. This process is shown on the treatment of choice - for example copper is the treatment of choice for some problems and the packaging shows the frequency of dosage, the amount needed and the time needed. Instructions should be carefully followed. If the problem is severe then a lengthy period to prove the problem has truly been overcome is worthwhile as otherwise if any livestock are still in the display aquarium they would be at risk. Hello Chris. I assume the ‘mess up’ was in your display aquarium, and the problem was moved to the quarantine (QT) tank. The requirements of a QT tank are high quality seawater, appropriate temperature and peace for the introduced inhabitant(s) as they recover.
There are a few reasons why the use of a QT tank is invoked, such as a major equipment failure in the main display aquarium that can’t be fixed straight away so there is an environmental threat to the inhabitants, the introduction of new fish or the outbreak of disease.
Whatever the mess up was, the aquarium inhabitants should remain in the QT until the display aquarium is fully functioning with all necessary equipment, the temperature is correct and stable and the seawater is of high quality.
As treatment was started ‘right away’ perhaps it was disease. The livestock involved should remain in the QT until the disease is fully cured. This process is shown on the treatment of choice – for example copper is the treatment of choice for some problems and the packaging shows the frequency of dosage, the amount needed and the time needed. Instructions should be carefully followed. If the problem is severe then a lengthy period to prove the problem has truly been overcome is worthwhile as otherwise if any livestock are still in the display aquarium they would be at risk.

]]> By: chris http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25798 chris Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:12:40 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-25798 man o man lets say i messed up and made clean fresh salt water and started the treatment right away... in my QT what do i do now!!! man o man lets say i messed up and made clean fresh salt water and started the treatment right away… in my QT what do i do now!!!

]]> By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25706 John Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:11:44 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-25706 Hello Diane. I must say straightaway that this is a marine aquarium website and I don't usually get involved with fresh water, though I had freshwater aquariums decades ago (that long, crikey!). However the quarantine principle is the same for both, that is isolate problems helping to introduce healthy stock. The first thing is, a quarantine tank must not be overloaded, so whatever the 'fish inches per gallon' is for freshwater, that's the limit. However, by their very nature quarantine tanks usually have very few temporary inhabitants. The water needs to be moved so that it remains healthy and oxygenated - just slow movement so that water is getting to the surface and down again. I don't like the idea of 'culling' anything when there's another means. If you are to use a sponge as a 'life support' filter then instead of culling why not leave a little cut off fish in the tank. This bit of fish can be obtained from what we eat as long as it hasn't been treated with anything, such as preservative etc. In the marine world there are 'cycle fluids' that can be used to prepare an aquarium, if there are for fresh water then these will be better than fish - just follow the instructions carefully. I hope the above is useful. Hello Diane.
I must say straightaway that this is a marine aquarium website and I don’t usually get involved with fresh water, though I had freshwater aquariums decades ago (that long, crikey!). However the quarantine principle is the same for both, that is isolate problems helping to introduce healthy stock.
The first thing is, a quarantine tank must not be overloaded, so whatever the ‘fish inches per gallon’ is for freshwater, that’s the limit. However, by their very nature quarantine tanks usually have very few temporary inhabitants.
The water needs to be moved so that it remains healthy and oxygenated – just slow movement so that water is getting to the surface and down again.
I don’t like the idea of ‘culling’ anything when there’s another means. If you are to use a sponge as a ‘life support’ filter then instead of culling why not leave a little cut off fish in the tank. This bit of fish can be obtained from what we eat as long as it hasn’t been treated with anything, such as preservative etc. In the marine world there are ‘cycle fluids’ that can be used to prepare an aquarium, if there are for fresh water then these will be better than fish – just follow the instructions carefully.
I hope the above is useful.

]]> By: Diane http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25705 Diane Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:21:47 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-25705 I have limited room and money, I want to start a qurantine tank. I have an extra heater. I had an extra colonized sponge I used in an emergency hospital glass gallon jug for one of my male guppies who got nipped and I am pretty sure fungus then. (Hard to see but edges of tail got like transparent, then like it seemed in 24 hours he went boom donw hill. His main body started to get pale and he was hanging at top. (My main tank 20 gal long is truly pristine. I have a UV sterilizer, 50 Aquarclear, planted. 6 gups, 3 ottos, 3 corries). My params are all 0 with just a trace of nitrate. Can a gal glass jug be used as a QT tank? I can get a sponge filter and cycyle the QT by also adding Nurtrafin, Tetra Safe Plus, and I do have a few femal fry I don't mind it they get 'culled" to cycle this tank. Will this be ok? I have limited room and money, I want to start a qurantine tank. I have an extra heater. I had an extra colonized sponge I used in an emergency hospital glass gallon jug for one of my male guppies who got nipped and I am pretty sure fungus then. (Hard to see but edges of tail got like transparent, then like it seemed in 24 hours he went boom donw hill. His main body started to get pale and he was hanging at top. (My main tank 20 gal long is truly pristine. I have a UV sterilizer, 50 Aquarclear, planted. 6 gups, 3 ottos, 3 corries). My params are all 0 with just a trace of nitrate. Can a gal glass jug be used as a QT tank? I can get a sponge filter and cycyle the QT by also adding Nurtrafin, Tetra Safe Plus, and I do have a few femal fry I don’t mind it they get ‘culled” to cycle this tank. Will this be ok?

]]> By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-24730 John Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:50:30 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-24730 Hi Simeon. Thanks for the kind comment. We're glad you found the article interesting and useful. .-= John´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AquaristsOnline/~3/RJ46y1qrMtw/" rel="nofollow">A Large Aquarium Re-Start</a> =-. Hi Simeon.

Thanks for the kind comment. We’re glad you found the article interesting and useful.
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]]> By: Simeon http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-24727 Simeon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:33:27 +0000 http://aquaristsonline.com/livestock/how-to-setup-a-quarantine-tank/#comment-24727 Great article, we've had troubles with infected fish from the store which wiped out almost all of our guppy and neon population, then we treated with meth blue which took ages to remove the blue stain. We've since brought a small Aqua one starter aquarium to use just as a quarantine tank.$130 for tank, light, pump, heater, net and a few bits and pieces. We'll be using this now whenever we get new fish. Thanks again for the article. Great article, we’ve had troubles with infected fish from the store which wiped out almost all of our guppy and neon population, then we treated with meth blue which took ages to remove the blue stain.
We’ve since brought a small Aqua one starter aquarium to use just as a quarantine tank.$130 for tank, light, pump, heater, net and a few bits and pieces. We’ll be using this now whenever we get new fish.
Thanks again for the article.

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