QT tank question

[Mike Savino]

Im getting cupramine Friday. I got a 10 gallon QT tank today and I have a filter for it, I'm also getting a heater for it Friday but I'm getting an rodi system Saturday, should I put rodi water in the 10 gallon on Saturday and start the quarantine then or use the tank water for it Friday

 

[pyithar]

are you planning to treat a fish? if it's ich, you could also do tank transfer method instead of using copper. if your tank water is good(disease and parasites free), you could use it for the qt.

 

[Spar]

if you are putting copper in the water anyway, then using infected tank water would be fine to start as the copper will kill off anything anyway. but if that is the case, then you need to worry about what happens when you put the fish into the DT post-treatment/QT... they will just become reinfected. If you fear the DT is infected, you are best to leave it fallow for at least 12 weeks while you treat and QT your fish.

In the future though, starting with clean water (straight from RO/DI) is always preferred.