Is 10g bug enough for quarantine?

[becact]

I got a 10g glass tank for free when I got my larger tank. It has a lid and a freshwater florescent bulb hood. Is this large enough for a quarantine tank? I also have a 29g I was going to sell, but would rather not use it just because it is so much larger and I really don't have anywhere to put it.

All I'd need for the QT tank is a HOB filter, heater, and some PVC hiding pipe, right?

 

[sdc19982002]

The 10 gallon will be fine if your only qt'ing fish for your bio cube. And yes to the other ?

 

[surge19us]

It depends what you are QT'ing. Most tangs will be very stressed in a 10g but clowns and firefish would be fine. As long as the fish are smaller and not super active swimmers should be fine.

 

[agreeive?fish]

for smaller fish yes... but beaware that depending on the lightfixture/hood you may get an electrical shock because the salt will short out some of the light fixtures that come with the 10g kits

 

[becact]

thanks all. The fixture is over a hinged glass top, so it should be shielded from salt creep, but I'll keep an eye in it.

Actually this will be a QT tank for my new 90g. I plan to add a few anthias, firefish, and maybe a jawfish. Can I QT several anthias or firefish at the same time? How about both species together in the QT?

 

[Aquarist007]

If you intend on observation/qt'ing all new fish you purchase then only purchase one or two (in the case of anthias) at a time so tha when the time comes to add them to your display tank you won't have a problem with the increased bioload.
The bacteria cycle in a tank to match the bioload of the tank then they remain constant. Therefore everytime there is a new bioload then the bacteria have to cycle their numbers to match it.