diy qt

Tofu Brady · Mar 26, 2021

i was wondering could i make a very small qt tank with a hang on the back filter like 5-10 gal to quarantine corals for a day or two

Afish70 · Mar 26, 2021

I don't see why not. The only bad thing is this tank wouldn't be cycled. You could use water from main display to fill it but there will be no real beneficial bacteria is all.

dbowman5 · Mar 26, 2021

sure you could, put some HOB media in your display sump and when you needed it transfer that into your qt. how big is your system? it would help if you could use water from your DT to fill your QT because then the parameters would match so you could move coral directly to the DT. dispose of the QT water when finished and bleach the media for return to the sump or replace with new. plus there are a lot of articles and posts on here that are more authoritative than I am good luck and have fun.

Tofu Brady · Mar 26, 2021

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Afish70 said:
I don't see why not. The only bad thing is this tank wouldn't be cycled. You could use water from main display to fill it but there will be no real beneficial bacteria is all.

would use teh water from the main and a rock to so here would be some bacteria

Tofu Brady · Mar 26, 2021

dbowman5 said:
sure you could, put some HOB media in your display sump and when you needed it transfer that into your qt. how big is your system? it would help if you could use water from your DT to fill your QT because then the parameters would match so you could move coral directly to the DT. dispose of the QT water when finished and bleach the media for return to the sump or replace with new. plus there are a lot of articles and posts on here that are more authoritative than I am good luck and have fun.

20 gal is my display size

dbowman5 · Mar 26, 2021

gavin brady said:
20 gal is my display size

how often do you do water changes? you could save that water for QT or just fill the qt when you make up saltwater for a water change. maybe use the dump water and new combined till you get a full display. if you siphon detritus during water change dump that part and siphon some clear water for the QT

BighohoReef · Mar 26, 2021

All good suggestions, I’ll echo the use of live rock, media and water from water changes. The most important though is your rock and media.
You’ll want the tank up at least 1-2 weeks prior to putting anything in it and I’d test parameters at least once a week. The other thing you’ll want to watch is your salinity and parameters the smaller water column can really swing things with evaporation.