FredF Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I have a 10 gallon where I am quarantining some gold white clouds at the moment. I am curious how people set up their QT tanks and what is best practice. In my 10g I am running a sponge filter and a mini HOB designed for 2-5G tanks. 1. bare bottom? Gravel? 2. plants? i have a major overflow of Christmas moss in my QT. Not sure if this causes any harm or if it should be relatively sterile. Plants can be kind of dirty especially in a bare bottom tank. White clouds are relatively problem free but I bought some angels from local fish stores and they died off in consecutive days. They said I needed to buy live brine to help their survival. I suspect they may not have been healthy to begin with. Any QT tank advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intuos Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I don't have a QT set up atm but I will leave it bare bottom but put in a spare piece of wood and a couple of plants in pots to give the fish somewhere to hide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoi Polloi Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 QT is 20gal bare bottom, fake plants, with sponge filter for bio and a small HOB for mainly mechanical with some bio. I have a 10gal hospital tank with just a sponge. I am experimenting with a matten filter on the 20gal with a small HOB . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I always go bare bottom and always use plants as a safety net in case my beneficial bacteria is disrupted with any needed meds and to make the stressed out new fish feel safe. I use fast growers and floaters that don’t make a mess if they are hurt by the meds. Hornwort if it’s unhappy makes a huge mess from experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I mostly quarantine in bare bottom and mostly use plastic plants but I’ve done live plants too, depending on species, circumstances, and timing. If I need to medicate with something that might hurt the plants, they usually go in a bucket so I don’t transfer disease. I can’t remember the last time I used meds in a QT other than dewormer for fish I suspected were wild caught. Dewormers are pretty safe for plants, not necessarily for snails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn T Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 My quarantine tank looks pretty much like a very rough version of my show tanks. Whether it's occupied or not, I still have to look at it. 😁 So I also use it as a holding place for extra plants or plants that are transitioning from emergent to submerged growing. I also have a hunk of mopani in there that STILL releases a lot of tannins despite having been in my tanks for YEARS. I do NOT like dark/black water in my tanks, but I tolerate it in there because I figure the tannins are helpful to new fish that have been stressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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