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maddhugan
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DivingTheWorld
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Yep, it's regular old pesticide. It feels very strange the first time you dip corals in it because you expect to kill the corals. But the stuff works!
jalisco
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Hi Maddhu,
I'm going to ask a few questions as I've been wondering about this too.
I am still setting up my DT, almost all fish are in QT for over 30 days (have 60 to go). I thought to add coral your DT needs to be mature and stable. Can coral be added to a new fallow tank? If not, how do you get a stable QT tank for coral without having to buy another full system? Flow, $800 LED, filtration?
I'm going to ask a few questions as I've been wondering about this too.
I am still setting up my DT, almost all fish are in QT for over 30 days (have 60 to go). I thought to add coral your DT needs to be mature and stable. Can coral be added to a new fallow tank? If not, how do you get a stable QT tank for coral without having to buy another full system? Flow, $800 LED, filtration?
maddhugan
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Hello Jalisco
I think two week mature tank that has completed its cycling is good enough. Feed them Ocassionaly though, since your water may not have micro feeders/filter feeders now. It is actually great to add corals when the tank is fishless. Because 99% of the ich encystments will hatch within 14 days and when it is fishless, it is awesome. The only thing you need to keep an eye on is the light intensity. Corals seem to need very less light( in the beginning atleast, and I have no idea how much they will need later). they need very less light To an extent that I can't even see my fish properly with this low light. Hope they will need more light eventually so that I can crank up and see my fish clearly.
If I were you, then I will start adding corals before the fish introduction (assuming that all your fish are happy in your quarantine tank now and they will be able to stay there for a long time without any problem). If I were to start a tank again then that's what I would day. I mean, add all corals and wait for couple of months so that all encystments of ich hatch out(if there were any in them). And then add the healthy quarantined fish.
Coming back to your question. Yes, if your tank has completed cycling then add it after dipping I would say. Some Corals seem to be somewhat hardy (Acans, some favia sps and Zoas). Since the tank may not have micro-food like phyto in your water yet, I would suggest to feed them ocassionaly.
Please Note: I'm not a coral expert and I'm just stating what I would do.
I think two week mature tank that has completed its cycling is good enough. Feed them Ocassionaly though, since your water may not have micro feeders/filter feeders now. It is actually great to add corals when the tank is fishless. Because 99% of the ich encystments will hatch within 14 days and when it is fishless, it is awesome. The only thing you need to keep an eye on is the light intensity. Corals seem to need very less light( in the beginning atleast, and I have no idea how much they will need later). they need very less light To an extent that I can't even see my fish properly with this low light. Hope they will need more light eventually so that I can crank up and see my fish clearly.
If I were you, then I will start adding corals before the fish introduction (assuming that all your fish are happy in your quarantine tank now and they will be able to stay there for a long time without any problem). If I were to start a tank again then that's what I would day. I mean, add all corals and wait for couple of months so that all encystments of ich hatch out(if there were any in them). And then add the healthy quarantined fish.
Coming back to your question. Yes, if your tank has completed cycling then add it after dipping I would say. Some Corals seem to be somewhat hardy (Acans, some favia sps and Zoas). Since the tank may not have micro-food like phyto in your water yet, I would suggest to feed them ocassionaly.
Please Note: I'm not a coral expert and I'm just stating what I would do.
maxxII
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QT isnt just about preventing ich.
Treating for internal parasites such as worms can take longer than treating for ich.
Additionally,(and more importantly IMO), a lengthy QT process gives you a chance to really work on the overall health of a fish and get them feeding on a variety of prepared foods that they often would not eat if trained otherwise.
Treating for internal parasites such as worms can take longer than treating for ich.
Additionally,(and more importantly IMO), a lengthy QT process gives you a chance to really work on the overall health of a fish and get them feeding on a variety of prepared foods that they often would not eat if trained otherwise.
maddhugan
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agreed
agreed
Agreed, I always Do TTM with Paziquantel. Lengthy QT can have its own problems depending on the set up and how many fish are in the QT.
agreed
Agreed, I always Do TTM with Paziquantel. Lengthy QT can have its own problems depending on the set up and how many fish are in the QT.
maddhugan
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QT before Treatment?
QT before Treatment?
although good and bullet proof, this can be dangerous though. I would do treatment before QT, and in this case a QT tank can be a safe Haven. QT could be a Russian roulette with out the treatment first, especially if there is something there that could wipe out your tank. Different people have different game plan and they all work in different ways and they may all have different-different logic.
But to me treatment first and then QT always made sense to me. QT before treatment seemed like the fish to be sitting ducks............... Just my take on this and I may be wrong. But this is how I'm doing it and it has worked great so far.
QT before Treatment?
although good and bullet proof, this can be dangerous though. I would do treatment before QT, and in this case a QT tank can be a safe Haven. QT could be a Russian roulette with out the treatment first, especially if there is something there that could wipe out your tank. Different people have different game plan and they all work in different ways and they may all have different-different logic.
But to me treatment first and then QT always made sense to me. QT before treatment seemed like the fish to be sitting ducks............... Just my take on this and I may be wrong. But this is how I'm doing it and it has worked great so far.
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