Do you Coral QT

[Angel_V_the_reefer]

Do you QT coral ? If so what is your process

For those that don’t what do you do and have you ran into any issues ?

What are you QT for ?

Are there any coral that you do not QT ? (Softies, nems, etc)

 

[Uncle99]

I do not.
Have 100 or so corals.
I acclimate, I dip, I place.
I’ve had no problems or disease.

 

[Angel_V_the_reefer]

I do not.
Have 100 or so corals.
I acclimate, I dip, I place.
I’ve had no problems or disease.

Where do you get your frags from ?

 

[Uncle99]

Where do you get your frags from ?

Fragbox or Candy coral.
But corals cannot be exported outside Canada.
I pick them out myself.

 

[Lps_lover12]

I don’t and haven’t ran into any issues yet. I float the bag to get temp matched then dip in coral rx and put into tank

 

[Lps_lover12]

Fragbox or Candy coral.
But corals cannot be exported outside Canada.
I pick them out myself.

Same here, nothing but good things to say about candy coral. Awesome looking tank!

 

[Uncle99]

Thank you, that’s nice of you.
Both places are well run and very clean.

 

[Angel_V_the_reefer]

Fragbox or Candy coral.
But corals cannot be exported outside Canada.
I pick them out myself.

Looks like live rock in there, am I wrong ?

 

[Angel_V_the_reefer]

I don’t and haven’t ran into any issues yet. I float the bag to get temp matched then dip in coral rx and put into tank

How long have you had your reef set up ?

 

[Reefing102]

Depends on who I get the coral from. If it’s a reliable online vendor, not likely. Someone or an LFS where I pick the coral out, depends. If it appears their tanks are clean, I probably wouldn’t but I have a particular LFS that has a habitual Aiptasia problem so anything from them goes into QT for at least a couple weeks to allow Aiptasia to make itself known so I can eradicate it

 

[Angel_V_the_reefer]

Depends on who I get the coral from. If it’s a reliable online vendor, not likely. Someone or an LFS where I pick the coral out, depends. If it appears their tanks are clean, I probably wouldn’t but I have a particular LFS that has a habitual Aiptasia problem so anything from them goes into QT for at least a couple weeks to allow Aiptasia to make itself known so I can eradicate it

what does your QT consist of ? What’s your set up. Also, wouldn’t that be possible in a DT on a frag rack and removing plugs ?

 

[Reefing102]

what does your QT consist of ? What’s your set up. Also, wouldn’t that be possible in a DT on a frag rack and removing plugs ?

Mine is just a little 5.5 gallon with a couple small pieces of rock, a hang on back filter, heater and light.

It would be possible but I have a fear of once Aiptasia is in the display tank, it will always be in there. Also, many of the coral this LFS sells are either wild pieces on rock and not on frag plugs or larger colonies where the Aiptasia can hide towards the base of the actual coral.

 

[Uncle99]

Looks like live rock in there, am I wrong ?

Yup, dry, Carib Sea Reef Rock, love it, comes looking aged.
I wanted ZERO chance of introducing any pests.

I got the immediate look I wanted, (I hate white rock) with no pests.

 

[Pickle_soup]

Yup, I QT my corals and inverts. They sit in the qt for 60-76 days. I can wait for them. I don't wont to lose my fish over a $30 frag.

 

[EricR]

I don't QT coral but do understand the risks -- I just dip and put straight into DT. (I have soft corals only)

I do QT inverts for 45+ days (and HTTM for fish) but have just been chancing it with soft corals although I do believe that the risk is less (but not zero, obviously).

 

[Lps_lover12]

How long have you had your reef set up ?

About 1 year and 6 months

 

[Syntax1235]

I’m curious if any of you that qt are concerned about parameters? How do you maintain them?

 

[Pickle_soup]

I’m curious if any of you that qt are concerned about parameters? How do you maintain them?

I just do a weekly water change. This might be trickier with SPS, but with the softies it's pretty simple. They are growing, and reproducing. I do feed my crabs and snails daily, just a little bit of mysis or flakes. I am going to add some starfish, but I have to wait for my first qt batch to make it to the DT, or I will have to restart my 76 days again. Btw, I just have a small Fluval 13.5 kit, nothing special when it comes to lighting, but it's sufficient for the time being.

 

[Angel_V_the_reefer]

Mine is just a little 5.5 gallon with a couple small pieces of rock, a hang on back filter, heater and light.

It would be possible but I have a fear of once Aiptasia is in the display tank, it will always be in there. Also, many of the coral this LFS sells are either wild pieces on rock and not on frag plugs or larger colonies where the Aiptasia can hide towards the base of the actual coral.

Do you test your QT parameters ? I would assume your corals need some nutrients

 

[Angel_V_the_reefer]

I don't QT coral but do understand the risks -- I just dip and put straight into DT. (I have soft corals only)

I do QT inverts for 45+ days (and HTTM for fish) but have just been chancing it with soft corals although I do believe that the risk is less (but not zero, obviously).

There’s many that don’t QT. I never did and ran into a bryopsis infestation that wiped my tank. Granted, I brought it into my reef from a rock I got at a frag swap.