QT Tanks

[aic]

I noticed a lot of people suggest using a bare bottom and also filterless (using air pumps and floss instead).

Why would you use this set up as opposed to a cycled tank with sand bed IF you had the time to cycle a tank?


I would assume a tank with established LR and sand bed would be a lot less fragile.

 

[Deleted member 336650]

I believe LR & sand can affect medications if needed. You'd also want to dispose of it after use. If you are using TTM, the process will be more complicated & expensive.

 

[rjjr1963]

I have 2x20 gallon tanks with gravel and a couple rocks. I have another bare 20g if I need to set it up and medicate. If anything goes wrong I trash the rock and gravel and restart. Hasn't happened yet but I know it will. Last week my DT crashed and everything went into the 2- 20 gallon tanks. Was glad to have them up and running.

 

[neiltus]

I am currently QT a wrasse that needs a sand bed. Still don't know if I am going to try TTM with a new tray of sand at each transfer-would just go buy a small bag of sand for this-or try without.

I would like to avoid stressing the fish, so will prob just go sandbed and dispose of after each transfer.

The fish got a formalin dip and is being fed 2x day right now in QT with a tray of tank sand. Planning on dosing a couple doses of API general cure for worms then do TTM towards the end of the QT cycle.

In previous round of QT, my fish were not sand types (well a goby) so I did not use sand.

 

[Dr. Reef]

if you read through my blog and the guide i wrote for setting up a QT, there you will find that QT needs to be bare. reason for that is that some medications we use get absorbed in rocks and sand making them dangerous for future use and not alone that hold a certain dosage (specially copper) impossible.
Use ceramic media (ceramic rings) in place of LR and pvc fittings for fish to hide behind. If sand is needed use a glass or pirex or a bowl fill it with pure silica sand that doesnt absorb meds like copper.
hope that helps.