Hopfrog
New Member
So I bought 10 lovely cherry barbs a week ago and they have been doing great in my very basic 10g quarantine tank. I am planning on keeping them in there for at least 3-4 weeks before moving them to my planted 40g breeder that is already set-up and ready for fish. My question is this: if my barbs make it through quarantine without showing any signs of sickness or disease, then once I move them to my main tank do I need to do a full breakdown and sanitization of my quarantine tank before purchasing new fish? I was not planning on buying any new fish immediately after I move the barbs as I want to see how they do for a bit in my main tank, but I would like to move on to the next fish for my stocking plan, and I am curious if I can just do a regular cleaning of the quarantine tank before bringing in new fish or if it is better to do a more thorough cleaning?
I am primarily asking because if I have to complete sanitize everything in the quarantine tank I am not sure how to do that without killing off all of the BB and starting the cycle anew. I am running a basic sponge filter in the QT and I have extra sponges for the filter that are being seeded in the canister filter that is running on my 40g breeder, which in theory should help me to speed up the cycle if I have to start it over again, but I would prefer to not do so if I do not have to.
I am primarily asking because if I have to complete sanitize everything in the quarantine tank I am not sure how to do that without killing off all of the BB and starting the cycle anew. I am running a basic sponge filter in the QT and I have extra sponges for the filter that are being seeded in the canister filter that is running on my 40g breeder, which in theory should help me to speed up the cycle if I have to start it over again, but I would prefer to not do so if I do not have to.