Quarintine Tanks

[simon4563]

hi, just wondering what way to go about having a quarintine tank. Do you just keep it running all the time or can you leave it turned off until you need it?

 

[scooterchick]

hi, just wondering what way to go about having a quarintine tank. Do you just keep it running all the time or can you leave it turned off until you need it?

Keep some mature filter in a running tank, then you set up the hospital as and when you need it without having to cycle it.

 

[GRJ]

I am going into getting a quarantine tank at the moment and after doing a bit of research, i believe keeping some spare media in your main tank and transferring it to the quarantine tank as and when you need it. When you have all the fish you need, you could use it as a hospital tank too! I am also under the impression that you wont need to put any substrate in the quarantine tank, just a few rocks or something for the fish to shelter in!HTH. GRJ

 

[xxBarneyxx]

Yeah no substrate makes it easier to clean. Plastic/Silk plants, small flower pots, clean "foodsafe" pvc piping can all be used to give the fish some hiding places.