QT Corals
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kevin95695
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If they are photosynthetic they'll need good light to feed their gut algae. I'd try to match your display lighting as closely as you can so they're used to the conditions when they make the big show.
MrMikeB
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Quarantining corals can sometimes take up to a couple weeks, depending on where you get the coral from, and what you find on it that should not be there. It is also an ideal place to begin their acclimation to synthetic salts, artificial lighting, etc. Try to mimic your reef tank as much as possible - including lighting if you can afford it.
Realistically, people will use some sort of PC lights or something cheap to at least provide some light for their QT rather than go all out on halides, etc. This will be OK too in most cases for a short duration. When its ready to move your coral over to your main tank, be sure to start them off low in the tank and over time bring them to the spot where they will grow and be happy. This helps reduce light stress from sudden change.
Realistically, people will use some sort of PC lights or something cheap to at least provide some light for their QT rather than go all out on halides, etc. This will be OK too in most cases for a short duration. When its ready to move your coral over to your main tank, be sure to start them off low in the tank and over time bring them to the spot where they will grow and be happy. This helps reduce light stress from sudden change.
MandM
sick yet brilliant
I use a 10g tank with a 24" PC light and I have a shelf in the QT tank to put the corals closer to the surface.
I QT anything wet for 4 weeks minimum. Fish go in a seperate QT from corals, I try not to do both at the same time but I have done 2 tanks side by side. The fish don't need light so the ambient light from the other tank is fine for visual inspection of the fish during QT.
I QT anything wet for 4 weeks minimum. Fish go in a seperate QT from corals, I try not to do both at the same time but I have done 2 tanks side by side. The fish don't need light so the ambient light from the other tank is fine for visual inspection of the fish during QT.
