Coral quarantine tank

[ibrat82]

So I'm setting up a coral quarantine tank.

I currently have some sponges and filter floss in my dt sump that's building up bacteria. My dt is fully cycled now for over a month.

If I add the sponges and/ or filter floss to my qt is the cycle instant? or does it just help seed and speed up the cycle??

 

[thegrun]

The sponge will carry enough bacteria to process the coral waste provided you only have corals in the tank or perhaps one small fish.

 

[OldReefGuy]

you might still see a slight cycle due to increase in new surface area....but then you might not. Keep an eye on ammon......

 

[oldhead]

Really no need to QT corals if you dip them.

 

[ramseynb]

Really no need to QT corals if you dip them.

What dip are you using? I've not found a dip that would prevent any and all unwanted hitchhikers. For example, I doubt most coral dips would kill a tiny aiptasia that you don't notice on the side of the frag plug (or isn't visible to the naked eye). With that said, I like to live on the edge and go for the dip/inspection on a frag rack a couple days method. However, QTing is the only nearly surefire way I've found to avoid pests.

 

[Uncle99]

I use "revive" as a dip, many in the US use "Bayer". Many say Bayer is good, esoeciaally fir SPS red bug. Bayer is banned where I live because it is a strong pesticide which some in the medical field is linked to cancer, so I must use "revive"

Part of dipping is aeration, inspection, brushing off, picking off, until I am satisfied that its Clean....so far...zero unwanted hitchhikers and this rebuild now 15 months old.

 

[ramseynb]

Again, my concern is an aiptasia sneaking by which I doubt revive would kill. However, my point was that a QT tank is the BEST method. I'm not currently doing it (living on the edge) and I dip with CoralRX or Bayer. I'm not opposed to dipping in any way, my point was just that a QT tank + dipping is the BEST method.

 

[Uncle99]

just not sure what the QT does for coral if dipped