Do you actually QT your fish?
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Beefy_Reefy
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Fish Disease treatment section will have a lot of info for you.
Yes I QT all fish. If I didn't, I would have wiped my entire tank 3 times now. And the last time I bought a fish locally, it supposedly went through a "full QT session". Which I highly doubt. Fish died within 3 days. Had velvet symptoms.
Yes I QT all fish. If I didn't, I would have wiped my entire tank 3 times now. And the last time I bought a fish locally, it supposedly went through a "full QT session". Which I highly doubt. Fish died within 3 days. Had velvet symptoms.
mandarinfanatic
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my qt period consists of 30mins in methyline blue.
Haha nice name. Yeah see this is what I was getting at. I know that some lfs in the area quarantine their fish for us but your experience is quarantine anyways?
Beefy_Reefy
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Definitely.
It's a pain but worth it if you like your fish!
It's a pain but worth it if you like your fish!
82ndengineer
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You've heard the old adage that " If you want something done right, do it yourself." This is the perfect answer for qt. You control med, water params and stress levels(hopefully).
jjk_reef00
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I QT everything and prophylactically treat cupramine and prazipro. If the fish appears healthy I treat 2 weeks prazi first and then 4 weeks of cupramine. I ramp up to full strength cupramine over 4-7 days. It helps if you can get the fish settled and eating aggressively before medicating, but sometimes that isn't an option if they come in with disease.
bgifford
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I don't QT or acclimate. I inspect the fish/coral and make sure its all eating well. I will probably setup a qt as my investment grows. I never acclimate (I make sure temp is about the same), everything goes directly into the tank and I haven't lost anything this way. Drip acclimation always seems to stress out the fish more.
zrogst
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I don't put many (or any) fish in my systems, so the DT is fine after temp acclimate (float) for me. I drip acclimate all inverts, shrimp for as long as I can (2-3hrs usually).
For coral I temp acclimate (float) then put in a bucket with shipping water, adding 25% tank water, then 25% tank water 15m later, then 25% tank water and remove 25% bucket water to drain 15m later (do that twice). I add dip to the result (ReVive) at half-dose and agitate for 5m then place in low flow / low light in tank. Turn lights off if coral is coming from overnight shipping.
For coral I temp acclimate (float) then put in a bucket with shipping water, adding 25% tank water, then 25% tank water 15m later, then 25% tank water and remove 25% bucket water to drain 15m later (do that twice). I add dip to the result (ReVive) at half-dose and agitate for 5m then place in low flow / low light in tank. Turn lights off if coral is coming from overnight shipping.
Beefy_Reefy
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I sure hope you QT & Acclimate in the new setup. It's just a matter of time before the bad comes :thumbsup:
bgifford
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I want to setup a holding tank for observation in the future. As for acclimating, I have had great success with putting things directly into the tank (making sure temperature is the same). I also get most all of my things from Reef monsters because it is just up the road from where I live. I know that they keep their coral tanks at 1.025 and their fish at 1.020. I usually will keep my eye on a few pieces for a week or two and check the progress before I buy them. I like to think that i'm using their system as a qt per se. If I order anything online I will be sure to qt it for weeks. I don't think i'll change my acclimation since it has been working so well.
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