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04-05-2008, 03:39 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL
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 |  Quarantine Tank Setup, any advice?
So I want to setup a quarantine tank for when I get my next fish/shrimp? I'm looking for just a 10 gallon setup. How do you guys recommend I set it up (filtration, aeration, sand, heater)? How is it different from the main display tank, and what is really important to include in its setup?
And if anyone has any information on the "quarantine process" (how to, when to, how long for...) That would also be very helpful.
Thanks! 
P.S. is it recommended to quarantine inverts like cleaner shrimp?
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28 Gallon Bowfront
2 False Perculas
1 Long Tentacled Anemone
1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp
1 Pearly Jawfish | 
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04-05-2008, 04:12 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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i wouldnt quarintine a cleaner shrimp.
A. Eventually and most likely you will use copper in your quarintine. heck, i think your supposed too, and that kills inverts, QUICK.
B. Its a cleaner shrimp. It eats the parasites 
A quarintine is a simple as a ten gallon placed on a dresser or such with an Hang on back filter with establised media (Take some substrate, put in media bag, and put in filter (trust me it helps)). You could put like a plastic cup or something for the fish to hide in, and viola, Quartintine tank  _________  | |
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04-05-2008, 04:30 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL
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yea, i don't know why I didn't think about the copper thing, ive read it so many times lol! So no extra aeration needed? | |
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04-05-2008, 04:42 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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actually, i would throw an airstone in there! Good thinking.........karma! | |
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04-05-2008, 11:00 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ohio Age: 31
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I have kept a 10 gallon up for years for those just in case moments.
I originally took a piece of live rock out of my reef tank and put in in there just to have something in the tank. I always keep new fish and coral in there before introducing them into the main tank. | |
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04-06-2008, 12:23 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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LR really shouldn't be placed in a qt, if cu is used, it will kill the bacteria on the lr as well. Also, you can quarantine inverts. Inverts too can carry the bacteria or parasites either in the water or on themselves. This really depends on your own preferences. If you do quarantine inverts, make sure no copper was used, as said, or that you wash your tank out fully with clean water and either white vinegar, or hydrogen peroxide. NO DETERGENTS! _________ Equipment: 55 gal, Remora Skimmer w/ maxi jet 1200 pump, 4x54w T5 lighting, 2 super actinics, 2 12,000K actinic white bulbs, 55+ lbs fiji live rock... Inhabitants: Ocellaris Clownfish, Yellow Tailed Damsel, Six Line Wrasse, Yellow Watchman Goby, 3 Chromis, Crocea Clam, Cleaner Shrimp, Astraea snails, Nassarius snails, hermit crabs, Zoa, Yellow Fiji Leather, Pineapple Brain, Mushroom, Bubble My Tank Thread  | |
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04-06-2008, 12:25 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 22
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Also, you could also use a small powerhead instead of the airstone | |
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