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Tue, 13th May 2008, 04:20 PM
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Just a word about the quarintine tank, You might not want to keep any live rock in there IMO. The reason you are using it in the first place is If there are any diseases or anything brought in with a new fish or what not, you can find out about it prior to adding it to your display. By using rocks if there are any diseases then they pottentially could inhabit the rock and spread to new fish when your quarintine. Additionally if you treat the tank for any diseases with medication it could get in your rock and kill off the bacteria, but also over time certain treatments could leech "Bad Stuff" back into your tank (IE Mercury, Lead, Etc.) IMO The best course of action is to do regular water changes. When you think about a quarintine remember rock is not the only thing bacteria colonizes on, every inch of anything that is submerged has the potential to be colonized. The reason Live rock is utilized is that Deeper inside the live rock, where oxygen levels are nil, anaerobic denitrifying bacteria take hold and complete the nitrogen cycle, breaking down nitrate into harmless nitrogen, however if you stay on top of your water changes this can be accomplished with that. Sorry for my rantings....
Check this link out
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/QuarMarFishes.htm
Last edited by subsailor; Tue, 13th May 2008 at 05:06 PM.
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