Hi,

I have completed cycling my new 4x2x2 tank.

UV - steriliser 5W

Resun chiller CL-650

Sump with bio balls

Deltec 1250 skimmer

T5 x 4 lights

Ehim 1260 return pump

Via Aqua 1300 power heads 1300 x 3

I have added a Starks Damsel

I want to know if everone uses a quarantine tank like the websites recommend, in NZ all imported fish are quarantied for 3weeks I have been told. Who knows.

Anyway if I was to use a quarantine tank I was looking at a 30L tank with nothing but a heater and a Flavel 4 - foam filter. I would keep the foam in the sump until needed and fill the Qtank with 75% established water and 25% new water.

But only if recommended.

Thanks

I havent, but maybe should. I got whitespot and may not have with QT.

Not 100% needed, but wouldnt hurt.

My WS is nearly gone anyway.

Did you just let nature take its course ?

It's never a bad idea to quarantine (4-6 weeks). But then I'd say most of us don't do it and largely get by fine. I guess the bad part is when something hits you bad and you lose all of your existing expensive fish. I just quarantined 3 new clowns before adding them to my existing 3 clowns, it was quite useful as I could adjust the water conditions gradually to be that of the big tank where they were heading.

Cheers

do you have marines luke??

Oh no clown loaches I mean....sorry... just freshwater

Hard enough getting freshwater conditions right. I'm totally satisfied with freshwater, not that interested in saltwater to be honest.