Starting up a 135 gallon FOWLR tank. Need advise

Depends on the fish your QTing, and how many. I have a 30b QT tank and usually only QT one 4" fish at a time. You don't even have to use a tank, you can buy some kind of plastic container if it is big enough, saves you some money.
 
Ok that's good to know. I have a big plastic tub that I can use but it doesn't hav
Se a top. Could I just use air stones for air n it & a heater? Sorry if
I'm askin stupid questions I'm just new to all of this & I want to do it rite
 
Nope, not stupid questions. You need a cycled filter on the QT tank, at least a cycled HOB that you can move from the main tank to the QT when needed. Otherwise, you will be doing daily WC's on the QT, which is a pain, and more stress on the fish.
 
If you don't want to set up a glass tank as QT, buy a really large Rubbermaid or Sterilite container. You can set it up for QT, then take it down and use it to store equipment or other things later. Just get a really big one, 30 gallons or more, if you can.

Here are some articles to get you started on reading about QT. It really is a good idea. Many of us have learned this the hard, and expensive, way.

Steven Pro is one of my favorite authors where fish health is concerned:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/sp/feature/index.php
 
Ok I'm converting my tank to Salt Water. Can I reuse my Bio Balls that I used for my freshwater tank or should I replace them with new ones?
 
i would replace them. there are some that do not like the use of bioballs. i think its because they can turn into nitrate holders
 
If you wash the bio balls off well maybe with a mild bleach solution (and then rinse thoroughly) there is no reason you can't re-use them.

Ideally you would have a refugium set up, but if you have a wet/dry filter then using the bio balls is fine. You just need to make sure you periodically clean them out to make sure they don't accumulate a lot of gunk.
 
you can reuse the bio balls.. the salt water will actually kill off the bacteria from the fresh water.. just clean them with vinigar water .. you don't need to use chemicals in your tank if you don't have to.. but the vinigar will help remove the sludge thats in them
 
ok I went to my LFS yesterday. It wasnt the main one that I usually got to but I wanted to check this one out. The guy there told me that since I was only doing a FOWLR tank that I didn't have to use DI water. He told me that I could just use regular TAP water and mix the Salt in that. How tru is that?
 
This is what i'm thinkin as far as my livestock goes.
1- Emperor Angel
2- Koran Angel
3- Niger Trigger
4- Powder Blue Tang
5- Raccoon Butterfly
6- Queen or else a Blue Angel

Would these be compatible? Of course I would add the Trigger last.
 
as RO/DI water goes it will depend on your water supply.. some states and cities have better water than others .. as for well water some are also better water than others .. I myself now use well water.. my water is not run through a water softener or chlorinated.however I always treat my water with prime when adding it to the tank.. this to detoxify any chlorimide nitrates and ammonia's that may be present ..you should be able to check your areas water quality
 
If you don't use ro/di water you are more likely to have nuisance algae problems, but your fish should be fine.
 
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