Emergency Setup!!!

[daveverdo]

I found a Cirolanid Isopod on my LR. I can not catch it and it made its way to the sandbed.

I read an article byKeith Clarke and Ron Shimek (http://www.reefs.org/library/article/clarke_shimek.html)
that says they are terrible parasites and there isn't much to do except break down the tank or take out the fish for 2-3 months until they starve.

I do not have another tank to move my fish into. I know I should have a QT but I don't so don't give me a lot of "You should have.."

I need to set somehting up rather quickly so I can move my fish. I can take water from my main tank but really do not want to take too much sand or LR because what I am trying to get rid of is in them. Any suggestion on a best way to get things set up quickly.

What size tank can I use to keep two small false percs in for 2-3 months? They are my only fish and I don't want to loose them or give them up.

Please don't get on my case about not having a quarantine tank.

Dave

 

[Steven Pro]

If the only fish are the two small clownfish, something in the 10-20 gallon range would work.

You can cycle a tank quickly using Marineland's Bio-Spira. I have had good luck with that particular product.

For the filter, any good biological filter would work. An air-driven sponge filter is dirt cheap, but very effective. Any of the biowheel filters from Marineland also work quite well. Or, the hang-on filters from Hagen filled with sponge blocks or ceramic rings.

Here is some more reading on Cirolanids,
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/bp/index.php