Adding a qt under my sump

[Lariat]

Hello I have a 125gal dt plumbed to my 75gal sump in the basement. The sump is on a bench I built and I have a 55gal under the sump. I'd like to plumb the 55 into the system with some valves so I can shut off the water to it and use it as a qt tank.

 

[Lariat]

So I realized those are old pics here's a more recent one

 

[Duke4Life]

I wouldn't, great idea but some diseases are airborn. I like to go a minium 10-20 ft.

 

[Lariat]

What I'd like to do is have water come from the five on the right and return to the return section on the left

 

[Duke4Life]

What I'd like to do is have water come from the five on the right and return to the return section on the left

But then you would be contaminating the whole system with any diseases or meds used in the qt.

 

[Duke4Life]

A qt needs 2 be its own simple setup.

 

[Lariat]

I was going to put in valves to shut it off when in use as a qt then I could use it for extra water volume when not in use as a qt

 

[cmcoker]

As @Duke4Life stated some things can go airborne. Ich and velvet have the ability to travel in the air. There are studies showing ich can be aerosolized and be carried to another tank that is up to to 10 feet away. @Humblefish could probably link you a study if you are interested

I would also be concerned about how you disinfect the quarantine adequately before starting flow back to the display, specifically in the pipes you have shutoff.

If you just want more water volume on your display do that and work out a separate qt system away from your display.

Maybe use it as a frag tank.. That would be better if you can incorporate lighting.

It could be a time out area for naughty fish already in the display.

A dedicated refugium..

There's many other options if you want to use the space, qt, IMO, is not one I would use it for.

 

[Lariat]

I didn't know ich and velvet could get airborne I think I'll use it as a frag tank. Thanks for the help I'll come up with something else for a qt

 

[Humblefish]

Just FYI; Here's the sticky regarding aerosol transmission: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/aerosol-transmission.190292/

And below is the abstract of this study: Aerosol dispersal of the fish pathogen, Amyloodinium ocellatum

Amyloodinium ocellatum, a frequently encountered parasite in marine aquaculture, was investigated to determine if infective dinospore stages could be transported in aerosol droplets. We used an in vivo model incorporating static and dynamic airflow systems and found dinospores of A. ocellatum could travel in aerosol droplets (up to 440 mm in a static system and up to 3 m in a dynamic one). This is the first record of this transmission pathway for a marine protozoan parasite. It is possible that other marine protozoans can transfer via the aerobiological pathway. Management of A. ocellatum infections in aquaculture facilities could be affected, particularly where tanks and ponds are situated in close proximity.

 

[Lariat]

Thanks guys I won't use it as a qt but I still have to figure out how to plumb it into my sump