Are quarantine tanks needed for LPS?
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I dip any new coral in CoralRX or Coral Revive. Get's rid of the pests. quarantine tanks are expensive to run, and you need to have proper lighting on it for your coral. So, another expensive light fixture for something that won't be run to much.
clarky2120
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Just follow the directions on the bottle. Use your own tank water. Drop in the drops of Coral RX or whatever. Use a powerhead to create some flow and leave in the dip for 10mins or so. Then I usually give them one good shake and dip them again in clean tank water. Then they go in the main tank.
I dispose of the coral-rx/tank water mix and the clean tank water I used to dip one last time.
I dispose of the coral-rx/tank water mix and the clean tank water I used to dip one last time.
I disagree. I have two small qts one for fish and one for coral the coral tank is a 10 gallon with a heather and a 70 watt halide that only runs when i have stuff in there. the fish qt is a 30 breeder with a small hangon filter.
i would not consider either of these expensive to run. I wont even get in to the argument for cost of DT inhabitants death or parasites from not qtin'g new arrivals.
once you learn the hard way a qt tank and regimen become part of the total system and cost to run them is irrelevant.
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firsttime
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If you have the space then QT is the way to go. QT for fish and corals should be separate. Many at times there are bugs in corals that dont come out when dipped and cause large damage to your display tank corals.
If you already have the stuff, then awesome. Most people don't have the extra light fixture, heater, timer, or space for a coral QT tank. A fish QT tank is nothing to run. A heater a filter and ambient lighting is all you need for that.
There is no true way to get rid of all parasites/pests. There could be aiptasia on the rock/plug it's on, there could be hydroids, bryopsis, certain snails, certain flatworms, etc... Those would not be affected by a dip or QT.
It's really up to the individual to decide what suits them best, and what they can afford to run. Not just talking financially, but space wise.
Would it be better to dip and QT, no disagreement there. It's just that most don't. If you don't QT, you should definately dip.
Lenny
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Thanks for your input! For LPS corals how long would you hold them in a QT? Also, what would you look for?
nvfishman
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I have always just dipped my corals in revive or iodine, but now after a recent outbreak of a bad pest i will always use QT tank for here on out. I have a 10ft tank full of mainly acros but several lps. It is many many times cheaper to qt then rip apart your whole tank and dip all your colonys.
Remeber the eggs of alot of critters are not killed in revive or iodine on any product out there, and most people who do not qt probally have alot of pests that they dont think they have.
Remeber the eggs of alot of critters are not killed in revive or iodine on any product out there, and most people who do not qt probally have alot of pests that they dont think they have.
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divewsharks
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if you can QT is the way to go, i use some LEDs over mine.
As mentioned there are many things that dips don't or can't catch (plus many dips can be stressful on the corals). The best thing is observation, at which point you can remove that which you don't want to introduce to your DT.
As mentioned there are many things that dips don't or can't catch (plus many dips can be stressful on the corals). The best thing is observation, at which point you can remove that which you don't want to introduce to your DT.
Troylee
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Quarantine everything!!!! I have read horror stories like from mark poletti who got acro eating flatworms from a zoa frag!!!! You never know what kind of hitch hikers your gonna pick up.... I can't stress this enough!!!! Lime nvfishman stated above he has a 700gallon tank packed with acros and he just learned he had aefw...
just do it man a 10gal tank with a crappy pc light and hob filter is all you need to quarantine new arrivals..... Good luck..
just do it man a 10gal tank with a crappy pc light and hob filter is all you need to quarantine new arrivals..... Good luck..
Revive or Coral Rx both work great.
nvfishman
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I think its a learning process. When i first started out I didnt dip at all, then I ended up with red flatworms, no big deal they really cant kill anything. Then a while later I on and off dipped ( I didn't want to stress the coral especially if it had a bad flight or were tired lol) Then I got red bugs. After that I always dipped and inspected the corals. Now is the next phase QT as I got them Bas____ in my tank .:sad:
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