Quarantine tank

[1garyl]

Have enjoyed this forum for quite a while but this is my first posting. I have a 10 gal tank that I would like to use for a quarantine tank. I have an established filter to put on it and was going to put 5 gals of water from the main tank and 5 gals of new water in it and leave it bare bottom. My question is how do I keep the biological filter going if there is no fish in it so that if I purchase a fish it will still be ready? Thanks in advance.

 

[rodd1rj]

some people use water/ rock rubble form main tank for there quarantine beside that idk

 

[puffer21]

[welcome]

 

[Brianr0131]

I have heard of people storing the filter media from the q tank in the sump of their main tank to sustain Bacteria on it.

 

[old salty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8257967#post8257967 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Brianr0131
I have heard of people storing the filter media from the q tank in the sump of their main tank to sustain Bacteria on it.

This is what I do and have had lots of success with it. Leave it in there until you are ready to QT a fish. Bacteria will need something to sustain them (ammonia).

 

[mflamb]

What is your quarantine protocol???

 

[mflamb]

Well...I just found the article by Steven Pro about quarantine tanks in RK Magazine. That search function is great.

 

[old salty]

I pretty much use his protocol. It's simple and effective.