Quarantine tank

[Shark888]

Hello,

Im planning to buy a small tank for my quarantine tank that will hold one or two fish at a time. I added some pictures, can someone advise me if the tank is okay ? there would be no skimmer on it, only the simple filter system as pictures show. Thank you.

 

[emilese]

I applaud you on setting up a quarantine tank but, that's pretty small. If my calculations are correct, about 10.6 liters or 2.8 gallons. What types of fish are you planning on quarantining? Do you have the option to increase it?

 

[Kaiser699a]

Keep in mind you will want to be able to clean the tank between fish and treatments. Fiddly internal filter and components may not be the best for that. Keep it simple and consider using the extra $$$ to go a bit bigger in volume.

 

[homer1475]

If it were me, a simple 20G with an air pump, a bubble wand, a heater, and some PVC elbows for hiding. All you need for a QT.

All that extra stuff will make it a huge PITA to clean after each specimen is QTed.

 

[MondoBongo]

If it were me, a simple 20G with an air pump, a bubble wand, a heater, and some PVC elbows for hiding. All you need for a QT.

All that extra stuff will make it a huge PITA to clean after each specimen is QTed.

+1 to this.

i use 10g tanks for my TTM protocol, then usually a few weeks in a fully cycled grow out system which is just a standard 20 long with a HOB filter and old powerheads.

don't overthink QT. it's a great time to pick up some used equipment like tanks, old filters, old powerheads, etc... on the cheap, and put it to good use. if you keep an eye on craigslist you can usually snag 10 and 20 gallon tanks for next to nothing all day, same goes with old filters and things.

lights you really don't need. i usually just let the ambient light be enough.

 

[allendehl]

+1 to this.

i use 10g tanks for my TTM protocol, then usually a few weeks in a fully cycled grow out system which is just a standard 20 long with a HOB filter and old powerheads.

don't overthink QT. it's a great time to pick up some used equipment like tanks, old filters, old powerheads, etc... on the cheap, and put it to good use. if you keep an eye on craigslist you can usually snag 10 and 20 gallon tanks for next to nothing all day, same goes with old filters and things.

lights you really don't need. i usually just let the ambient light be enough.

+2

Yeah, there are two types of QA, permanent fully cycled that you'll always have running or a temp one that you'll setup just when you need it.
I do the latter. Only a 10G tank with an HOB filter, air pump/stone, an ammonia badge and PVC elbows. I also have a few pieces of rock I keep in my sump and I just throw in there. I have never had to medicate in QT so the rocks go back to the sump once done.
Both work, don't overthink it. Just do weekly WC depending on the fish load and your ammonia values. The badge is a visual alert.

 

[scooter31707]

I really like the 20 gallon long tanks.

 

[Shark888]

Thanks all, I will follow your recommendations.