hospital tank ?

[billford]

i was wondering if you could run a small hospital tank without a biological filter,just a powerhead.doing daily water changes.keeping in mind that the meds be added with each waterchange at correct levels? short term maybe a week or 2

 

[jdmcivicek9]

yeah i think you can just make sure you keep an eye on your levels.

 

[IslandCrow]

Yes, I've done it. Just like you've said, it does require very regular water changes. I was doing 10-20% water changes 3-4x per week with a juvenile maroon clownfish in a 10g tank. My ammonia, nitrites and nitrates all stayed at undetectable levels, so that many water changes may not have been necessary. I also made sure to vacuum the bottom of the tank during each water change. There are plenty of medications that will kill your biological filtration anyway.

 

[crvz]

for short term it would work alright, but I'd consider the size of the fish you're putting in it. If it's something kind of large, try to size the accordingly.

 

[billford]

thanks alot for the info