Qt equipment list!

[Bigjohnwoody]

Hey if you don't mind can I see a list of all your equipment you use for your qt. It would also be awesome to see some pics of these tanks. Setting one up and all I have so far is a 30 gallon tank a cheapo light and a cover for the top of it. So everything listed would be awesome. Thanks

 

[cloak]

Check this out.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/sp/feature/index.php

 

[goober35]

Some kind of filter like a HOB an, air stone, heater, and some new clean pvc fittings for your fish to hide in.

 

[Palting]

I use 2. First is a 20 gal biocube, with pretty much all I need for fish and coral. Then a 55 gal for larger/mutliple fish serviced by a Fluval 405 cannister filter and a Coralife 48" PC light fixture. Neither one is running at the moment, so no pictures, sorry. I have some bioballs for the biocube and some ceramic media for the Fluval sitting in my sump for when I need to start the QT.

Oh, I also have a whole gaggle of old pvc elbows and short pipes and t-fittings, and plastic whatnots that I would otherwise have thrown away for fish to hide in.

I did do a 110 gal to QT and treat all my fish in my sig simultaneously. QT was serviced by a mature bioball wet dry sump, and the fluval 405. I wouldn't recommend it as a routine thing, but here is a link for pics of that: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1892446

 

[Palting]

Check this out.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/sp/feature/index.php

Wow. Great link, cloak.

 

[Bigjohnwoody]

ok thanks guys! Cloak that link is perfect thank you very much.

 

[law086]

Changing my philosophy in quarantine was one of the best things I've done in recent years. When I started the hobby, I had at best a 50% survival rate of fish making it out of quarantine. After a bit of researching I decided to setup my q-tank to be a normal, nutrient rich setup - complete with sand, live rock, power heads, etc. It's a far cry from the sterile view we get from others, with a BB setup and some PVC for hiding. I also use a bio-wheel HOB filter and a heater with a temp controller. Since changing to this setup I rarely loose a fish and I'm yet to have to remove one to treat it in a hospital tank (with would be my plan if I'd have to treat them). I basically treat it as a second tank, always leaving it up, feeding it and doing water changes.