As I sold all my tanks about 7 months ago before our new bundle of joy arrived in our lives...(.baby boy).. well to cut a long story short I am establishing a new much smaller fish room. Starting from scratch, having to cycle everything new from scratch.
So I am considering first, to set up a 2 foot , 25 gallon aquarium, establishing the bacteria in that filter... continue to research my Amazonian stockingfor the 85 Gallon, then ln time use the 2 foot tank to quarantine. Ie to establish thingscould have a nice little community set up in there to establish things. Woul a QT tank have to be empty all the time ?
I have my 85 Gallon to set up too but want to be really sure what I am stocking and the 2 foot tank will help establish some beneficial bacteria in the filter and on items I can transfer to help when I do set up the 5 footer,
It always amazes me how fish keepers bypass the eventual QT tank and will risk loosing
fish or all their stock due to the sake of setting up a QT tank first.
I was thinking of making it a nice little community tank until such times as I am researched and know my stocking level for the 5 foot Amazonian.
I am used to African Cichlids and Beta fish so this is a whole new are of fish keeping, Amazonian Biotypes, I want to feel confident in before I set up.. Also part of my Autism, Aspergers conditions helps me to know the ins and outs of as much detail as I can before I start something new as well... I often resort to over kill of information ...with Aspergers, but I would rather be fully researched that go blindly into something.
Was wondering what people thought on this! ?
So I am considering first, to set up a 2 foot , 25 gallon aquarium, establishing the bacteria in that filter... continue to research my Amazonian stockingfor the 85 Gallon, then ln time use the 2 foot tank to quarantine. Ie to establish thingscould have a nice little community set up in there to establish things. Woul a QT tank have to be empty all the time ?
I have my 85 Gallon to set up too but want to be really sure what I am stocking and the 2 foot tank will help establish some beneficial bacteria in the filter and on items I can transfer to help when I do set up the 5 footer,
It always amazes me how fish keepers bypass the eventual QT tank and will risk loosing
fish or all their stock due to the sake of setting up a QT tank first.
I was thinking of making it a nice little community tank until such times as I am researched and know my stocking level for the 5 foot Amazonian.
I am used to African Cichlids and Beta fish so this is a whole new are of fish keeping, Amazonian Biotypes, I want to feel confident in before I set up.. Also part of my Autism, Aspergers conditions helps me to know the ins and outs of as much detail as I can before I start something new as well... I often resort to over kill of information ...with Aspergers, but I would rather be fully researched that go blindly into something.
Was wondering what people thought on this! ?
