Quarantine Tank Maintenance

[ZenGuitarGuy]

This might be a newbie question, but I guess I just haven't given it much thought until recently.

I have a quarantine tank, but I haven't added any fish recently, and probably won't for a while. So basically it's a hospital tank until the next time I decide to add a fish. My maintenance/upkeep on this tank has been fairly minimal, as follows:

-top up with fresh water as needed, usually weekly
-25% water change monthly
-add a tiny bit of food once/week
-change the filter foam pad monthly (AC hang on filter with only foam pad insert in it)
-there is another AC hang on filter with ceramic media. I rinse them out every couple of months.
-testing: I use an ammonia dip test once in a while to make sure nothing is awhack, and I check the specific gravity when I do water changes.

I've basically been doing the above for the last 6 months.

Is this enough maintenance, or is there something I'm missing? Also, it's a 10 gallon tank, and I have two Aquaclear 30 hang on filters. Is this overkill/unnecessary?

Thanks.

 

[Yonp11]

You don't have to run a hospital tank 24/7. You can just set it up as needed. You can just seed the tank with foam/rock/anything that would have bacteria from your main tank when you need to set up the hospital tank.

There's no harm in having a back up tank running 24/7, it's just a lot of extra work.

 

[ZenGuitarGuy]

You can just set it up as needed. You can just seed the tank with foam/rock/anything that would have bacteria from your main tank when you need to set up the hospital tank.

So, when I need it, I'd fill it up with new saltwater and move filter media from my main tank? No cycle needed? Or should I use some water from my main tank as well?

 

[Yonp11]

just the filter media, the water itself doesnt have much bacteria. I keep a bunch of extra live rock pieces in my sump and move them over to QT tanks when needed.