Quarantine tanks for corals?

dh350twin · Aug 20, 2015

What set ups are you guys using to qt your new coral? I have a lot of sensitive fish going into my main display and when that happens I plan on qting everything and anything that will make its way to my main tank. So I will need a set up that can support this for 72 days to make sure no parasites make there way into my main tank.
This set up will not house fish!
Please show me your set ups, maintenance, etc. the more detail the better.
Thank you in advance.

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

It's not much detail, but I will get this to quarantine corals and frags. It's a little more expensive than just the basic aquarium, but I like what I see.
It's JBJ rimless frag tank.

twilliard · Aug 20, 2015

Hi hope!
A simple 20g qt is what I use just another tank in the house!

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

twilliard said:
Hi hope!
A simple 20g qt is what I use just another tank in the house!

For fish I will get basic aquarium kits from Walmart for that. But for frags I will get the frag tank. At least that what I am thinking.

dh350twin · Aug 20, 2015

The point is I will need something permanent as the corals will need to stay in there 10 weeks fallow and I know I will be buying something at least every 10 weeks or less. So I to thought about an all in one nano style. But it will need to sustain acros as that is my coral of choice.

twilliard · Aug 20, 2015

Here is the thing about frags..
You will notice anything on them quick
I dip my frags in fenbenz
QT frags is so much different than fish
Save you money! @---]

twilliard · Aug 20, 2015

10 weeks for frags??

Cleo642 · Aug 20, 2015

That JBJ frag tank might do but it is costly. You can use whatever light you want on it. I am sure I probably will get it if I ever get started. It's a luxury, and I haven't had too many luxuries in life yet. Lol

dh350twin · Aug 20, 2015

twilliard said:
10 weeks for frags??

Yes because what if the tank they came from has ich or velvet? I have very expensive and sensitive fish.

dh350twin · Aug 20, 2015

Even hermit crabs snails, etc, etc could have a parasite on them and will need a qt time of 72 days

dh350twin · Aug 20, 2015

I like the innovative marine all in ones as well. Pricey but looks well built.

Harold Green · Aug 22, 2015

I had a 29 sitting around with a stand and black box light. Added a baffle, top overflow, drilled a hole down low in the baffle and added a 250gph pump. It pumps water into the large section of the tank and overflows back into the pump section. Mounted egg crate in the large section raised up fairly high in the tank to put frags on. A small heater and good to go built of spare parts with no expenditure. Does require a half gallon of top off water daily.