QT Tank questions:

[lachrimae]

JeffCo, that's great advice. I'll start running a sponge filter on my main tank's refugium or sump for QT quick starts.

If I do that then I can alleviate the need (or lack of) for live rock or sand (in a cup) in the QT.

I have heard varying reports on whether or not to use water from the main tank or a fresh batch. There is even conflicting info on WWM.

Thanks again,

Mark

[pilot_bell777]

Ok, I would take the substrate out (sand) and the live rock out..you want your QT to be an steril as possible..leave in the PVC so the fish has somewhere to hide. If the fish ate and looked fine at the store, there is no need to QT them..

You are not QTing them to see if they will eat, you are QTing them to protect your main tank against any infection they might have. Some fish have been there in the LFS for a day or two so unless you are watching them for a month at the LFS before you buy it and you know 100% that it si the same fish then you need to QT. Eating at the LFS is one way to help make sure that you are getting a healthy fish, but QTing is protecting your display tank against things that coudl not be showing their ugly heads yet and when you have something that looks and acts healthy added to your main tank whipe it out completely......you tent to QT!

For future: I keep a cheap air driven sponge filter in my sump running at all times.

The only problem with this is if you don't clean the filter/sponge/floss regularly you will get a Nit. spike. If you just put your filter in there a couple days before you setup your QT, you should be good to go. I personally never used teh water from the tank.