http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 08:51:31 +0000 Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:37:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=72348 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571276&title=quarantine-tank#571276 Author: jdinchak
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Posted: August 03 2014 at 5:37pm

ReefdUp wrote: I've spent nearly 8 years trying to perfect my procedures. They're not perfect, but they work rather well. I'm sure this will raise some eyebrows, but there's logic behind the madness. I don't cycle my fish QT tanks. That's where problems arise. A cycled QT tank allows various bacteria to take over - there's no sanitation. A cycled QT will allow vibrio, uronema, cryptocaryon, etc. to survive (and even thrive). Each tank goes up with new saltwater (after aerating for at least 24 hours). I use water conditioner to help the fish adjust. The salinity, pH, and temp are all kept at normal reef parameters. Before the fish is introduced to the QT, I perform a freshwater dip with methylene blue on it. Every day I dose Amquel to eliminate the ammonia, nitrite, etc. Every three days, the fish is moved to a newly setup QT, and the previous one is bleached. After 12 days (4 moves), the fish is healthy and ready to go into my main display. In addition to the TTM and freshwater dip(s), I treat with Furan2 and PraziPro. These procedures treat all the common nasties. I've only lost ONE fish in my main display since I started this routine (3 years), and that was b/c the fish (a wrasse) decided to sleep next to a large Trachy. When it woke up in the morning, it came out of the sand, and the Trachy grabbed it before it even knew what was going on.

Good to know it's only 12 days.  At times the 30 days of keeping something setup was more of an issue for me.  Do you ever QT multiple fish?  I do find I buy more then one or if it's from LiveAquaria I have a few (to maximize the shipping). 

Thanks
]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:37:06 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571276&title=quarantine-tank#571276 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571274&title=quarantine-tank#571274 Author: ReefdUp
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Posted: August 03 2014 at 3:47pm

Mark Peterson wrote: Comparing quarantine to vaccination.

No, I'm comparing prophylactic treatment (for velvet, ich, flukes, etc.) to vacccination...which is also prophylactic. ]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:47:11 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571274&title=quarantine-tank#571274 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571269&title=quarantine-tank#571269 Author: Ann_A
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Posted: August 03 2014 at 2:06pm

I would like to do the tank transfer method but unfortunately I don't have the resources to do it right now. So for now if I need to I just run copper for 8 weeks or hyposalinity depending on what I need to do. I also will run antibiotics if necessary.]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2014 14:06:26 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571269&title=quarantine-tank#571269 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571262&title=quarantine-tank#571262 Author: MattinIdaho
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Posted: August 03 2014 at 12:41pm

So you don't move your fish. Just keep them in one tank for observation and a treatment if needed?]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2014 12:41:42 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571262&title=quarantine-tank#571262 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571260&title=quarantine-tank#571260 Author: Ann_A
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Posted: August 03 2014 at 10:00am

I apologize for not posting this sooner but here is a pic of my quarantine tank.



I don't run any chemical media in the filters but I do use a sponge and some biological media both of which are always bleached, dried, and cleaned thoroughly between uses. I've run copper and hyposalinity in this tank (not at the same time) and use an ATO when it is running.]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2014 10:00:32 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571260&title=quarantine-tank#571260 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571156&title=quarantine-tank#571156 Author: Ann_A
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Posted: August 01 2014 at 12:18pm

Isolating Typhoid Mary was a good way to prevent illness. If only she had been more compliant with the quarantine she was supposed to have observed, many people would not have suffered. When vaccine is not available, quarantine is the next best thing.

Back on topic, after running into marine velvet and losing most of my fish I will never add another fish without properly quarantining it first. I have a 45 that has two power filters hanging on the back as a quarantine. There are large PVC fittings for the fish to hide in. I'll post a picture later today.

Edited by Ann_A - August 01 2014 at 12:29pm]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:18:25 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571156&title=quarantine-tank#571156 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571152&title=quarantine-tank#571152 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: August 01 2014 at 12:02pm

Comparing quarantine to vaccination.
]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:02:27 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571152&title=quarantine-tank#571152 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571148&title=quarantine-tank#571148 Author: ReefdUp
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Posted: August 01 2014 at 11:23am

Mark, I'm guessing you haven't had any vaccines?]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:23:41 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571148&title=quarantine-tank#571148 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571147&title=quarantine-tank#571147 Author: Mark Peterson
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Posted: August 01 2014 at 11:15am

I applaud Nikki for what she does. I have nothing bad to say about QT, but it does remind me of this:

Finding Nemo
Marlin: I promised I'd never let anything happen tohim.
Dory: Hmm.That's a funny thing to promise.
Marlin: What?
Dory:Well, you can't never let anything happen to him. Then nothingwould ever happen to him. Not much fun for little Harpo
]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:15:33 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571147&title=quarantine-tank#571147 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571135&title=quarantine-tank#571135 Author: MattinIdaho
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Posted: August 01 2014 at 9:28am

That's a great write up. I've never quarantined before meaning I've been really lucky. I dip all corals but never had the setup for fish. Would just take one bad experience to ruin a lot of years of hard work though so I will be looking for a couple of small tanks that I can have on hand to use.]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2014 09:28:02 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72348&PID=571135&title=quarantine-tank#571135