Quarantine Tank size help

[shredmaster]

Hello all,
I just discovered last night my blue tang has the dreaded salt bumps..ICH! in my 125 gallon tank! I removed him and put in my 28 gallon nano cube I use for quarantine with copper. I know more than likely the rest of the tank has it as well since that's how it works. I then looked over everyone and saw the Kole tang also has some salt bumps!! I wound up taking every fish out late last night, placing them all in the QT, leaving the DT fish - free to kill the parasite.

So my question is, I will have everyone in the 28 gallon for 6 weeks minimum. I think the 28 gallon is too small for a Fowleri tang (9 inches long), yellow tang, kole tang, 2 small clowns. My only other option is to setup my old 75 gallon aquarium, which I am trying to sell. I have no sump or pumps for it. I would need to buy a canister filter. Very low on funds. Should I do this or will they be fine in the 28 gallon, which is smaller? I have no lighting for the 75 gallon either...it's literally the tank and stand and that is all, with lid.
Thanks!
Steve

 

[cambo123]

I would definitely setup your 75!

 

[shredmaster]

thanks. I think i'll be buying a cheap canister filter tomorrow.

 

[BIGD0G]

Just curious if you had a new addition to the tank that the ick came in on or not. Certainly not judging just curious how it was introduced.

Thanks

 

[shredmaster]

thanks for commenting! I'm trying to figure that out as well. The only new addition I had was an oscellaris clown but he was in QT with cupramine for 3 weeks. 2 weeks with and last 1.5 weeks without. I QT everything. No issues since I upgraded to this 125 about 6 months ago from a 75 gallon. All was great. I used my live rock from my 75 and used all new sand (not live sand.) I buy all dead rock always. The only thing I can think of, is that I added a few turbo snails. Can't QT them in copper of course so I dipped them briefly in freshwater for a few seconds...3 different dips...3 different containers. Maybe I should have left them in a QT for 5 weeks with no copper before putting in main tank? Maybe that was it? I added them about 3 weeks ago. I felt weird adding them since I didn't QT like I do the fish. How do you guys QT new shrimp or snails?

 

[BIGD0G]

thanks for commenting! I'm trying to figure that out as well. The only new addition I had was an oscellaris clown but he was in QT with cupramine for 3 weeks. 2 weeks with and last 1.5 weeks without. I QT everything. No issues since I upgraded to this 125 about 6 months ago from a 75 gallon. All was great. I used my live rock from my 75 and used all new sand (not live sand.) I buy all dead rock always. The only thing I can think of, is that I added a few turbo snails. Can't QT them in copper of course so I dipped them briefly in freshwater for a few seconds...3 different dips...3 different containers. Maybe I should have left them in a QT for 5 weeks with no copper before putting in main tank? Maybe that was it? I added them about 3 weeks ago. I felt weird adding them since I didn't QT like I do the fish. How do you guys QT new shrimp or snails?

This is my fear. I QT all new fish but do not QT inverts. So far I have not had a problem but I do worry about it. I have been told it is possible for them to carry Ick if they have been in a tank with it but rare and unlikely that it would be transferred to tank from a snail.