Skimmer for Quarantine tank?

[IcantTHINKofONE]

Before introducing any new fish to my aquarium I would like to put them in a 30 gallon tank for a couple weeks to get them started on eating frozen foods and treat any infection or disease. It will have a DSB and a couple pieces of live rock for hiding. Does this tank need a protein skimmer? And if so which one do you advise I get?

 

[john f]

" treat any infection or disease"

Just wondering how you can do that with a DSB?



John

 

[IcantTHINKofONE]

I was gonna do it with copper. Should quarantine tanks not have a DSB?

 

[Anonymous]

Copper is going to kill most things that would inhabit a DSB or LR. Skimmers will also take out alot of meds as well. IMO, the best thing would be a bare tank with a piece of PVC for hiding a some type of PH or HOB filter for water movement and WC as the principle waste controller.

 

[IcantTHINKofONE]

Do you guys put fish directly into your tanks when you buy them? Or do you put them in a quarantine?

 

[Anonymous]

I don't quarantine my fish anymore since I only buy them from one LFS. Before anything goes in their displays, they are quaratined/treated in the back for at least 2 weeks and are readily eating. Granted their prices are higher, but I am almost assured a healthly specimen.

 

[Anonymous]

I just put them in.

Of course, I'm real picky about what I buy!

QT is the best way to go, especially in a new setup. IMHO

Someone did a poll a while back to see how many Q there new fish and corals. Here's the link to that post: http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9977&highlight=quarantine+tank This will give you an idea of what most people do.

Louey

 

[2poor2reef]

I quarantine everything to make sure I don'yt introduce parasites. It's kept me from getting any flatworms, aiptasia or pyramid snails. My fish have never had asingle case of ich either.

I run a powerfilter rather than a skimmer and the tank has no substrate. When I'm quarantining inverts I don't feed much at all so organics are not much of an issue. When I'm quarantining fish the nitrates aren't an issue. I do regular water changes as well.