Does adding corals to a QT reset the QT schedule?

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Most of my frags have been in a fallow tank for ~10 weeks but I added some new frags ~5 weeks ago. Can I add those frags that have been there for 10 wks with just a rinse with DT water, or did adding new frags reset the wait?

I am quarantining for fish diseases.
 
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I_Got_Crabs said:
Most of my frags have been in a fallow tank for ~10 weeks but I added some new frags ~5 weeks ago. Can I add those frags that have been there for 10 wks with just a rinse with DT water, or did adding new frags reset the wait?

I am quarantining for fish diseases.
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Did these frags include plugs? If so then I’m afraid you reset the clock. If not and you dipped each frag you should be ok but the only way to be certain is to restart the clock with your last wet addition.
 
Frtdrmrose7 said:
Did these frags include plugs? If so then I’m afraid you reset the clock. If not and you dipped each frag you should be ok but the only way to be certain is to restart the clock with your last wet addition.
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They did have plugs. I suspected I was reseting the clock at the time, just wanted to confirm. Its good to know that removing the plugs and rinsing is an option in the future though. Thanks for clarifying!
 
How does it reset the clock? If you are QTing for tomonts attached, new corals wouldn’t affect their hatch time. So the original frags should clear on the original timeline right?

And with no fish, nothing new can attach to the original frags yes?
 
ap7x said:
How does it reset the clock? If you are QTing for tomonts attached, new corals wouldn’t affect their hatch time. So the original frags should clear on the original timeline right?

And with no fish, nothing new can attach to the original frags yes?
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Because they are in a fallow tank that will have fish reintroduced. Anytime you break a fallow period for fish illness you basically reset the clock. I don’t believe these are in a specific QT tank.
 
If you system is fish free the clock does not reset. If you got your self some fishies in there, you are kinda out of luck.
 
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This does not reset the clock. Each coral or invert that is QT'd only needs to stay in the QT system for 76 days and it is not impacted by any non-fish additions.
 
ap7x said:
How does it reset the clock? If you are QTing for tomonts attached, new corals wouldn’t affect their hatch time. So the original frags should clear on the original timeline right?

And with no fish, nothing new can attach to the original frags yes?
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+1 on this. This is why the clock doesn't reset.
 
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Frtdrmrose7 said:
I screwed up! I had to re-read this. Sorry to the OP for the wrong info
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It happens to us all. One beautiful thing about active forums is that we have hope that someone can help point things in the right direction when we do go astray.
 
I'm confused, as usual.

Are the corals in a fallow display that will have fish added? If so, the new corals might have tomonts which could infect any fish added before a full fallow period. The clock would reset.

Or a separate tank where corals will be removed and put into dt? In this case, the clock would not reset. Each coral would need to remain for a full fallow, but new additions would not reset the clock on earlier additions. A thorough rinse before transfer should take care of any free swimmers that may have been hatched off newer corals.
 
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Each piece of coral or rock need only be quarantined 76 days. If you can keep straight which is which in the QT then no, you need not restart the clock.
 
GoldeneyeRet said:
I'm confused, as usual.

Are the corals in a fallow display that will have fish added? If so, the new corals might have tomonts which could infect any fish added before a full fallow period. The clock would reset.

Or a separate tank where corals will be removed and put into dt? In this case, the clock would not reset. Each coral would need to remain for a full fallow, but new additions would not reset the clock on earlier additions. A thorough rinse before transfer should take care of any free swimmers that may have been hatched off newer corals.
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Sorry I wasnt clear.

The corals are in a invert-only QT tank with some snails and crabs that stay in the QT. The corals are then being moved into a display, where there are fish. The corals all came from a tank that showed no signed of ich, but it was my buddy's 300 gal with 40-50 fish, and his quarantine process is a prazi bath and observation for a few weeks, so I just assume there's ich in there but that his fish are healthy enough to fight it off.
 
Ok, then new additions to the coral qt will not " reset the clock" just as others have said. Just make sure to give each one a thorough rinsing on the way to display.
 
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No- QT tank is nothing more than a holding tank. Assure no copper if you are using QT for corals also
 
Brew12 said:
This does not reset the clock. Each coral or invert that is QT'd only needs to stay in the QT system for 76 days and it is not impacted by any non-fish additions.
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@vetteguy53081 - Now I'm confused, or don't exactly understand the specific question asked by the OP... It's still early here right now so I'm probably confused! ;)

If you don't wait the full 76 days from the point the 'last' suspect item was added to QT, don't you run the risk of tomites hatching, entering the water column, and getting transferred to the DT (via water) with the items you had in QT for more than 76 days? While I agree you don't need to worry about transferring cysts, I would be worried about the tomites. I'm assuming this is why Humblefish recommends keeping QT tanks more than 10 feet away due to aerosol transfer.

Example:
- Batch one livestock is in QT for 77 days and you're ready to move to DT with fish.
- Batch two was added to the same QT 30 days ago. (since this batch has not been fallow for 76 days, there is a chance of tomites are hatching and entering the water column.
- While moving batch one you bring along free swimming tomites from batch two (via the water) into the DT and they infect fish there starting the lifecycle all over again in the DT.

Did I miss something?
 
Jeff_H said:
@vetteguy53081 - Now I'm confused, or don't exactly understand the specific question asked by the OP... It's still early here right now so I'm probably confused! ;)

If you don't wait the full 76 days from the point the 'last' suspect item was added to QT, don't you run the risk of tomites hatching, entering the water column, and getting transferred to the DT (via water) with the items you had in QT for more than 76 days? While I agree you don't need to worry about transferring cysts, I would be worried about the tomites. I'm assuming this is why Humblefish recommends keeping QT tanks more than 10 feet away due to aerosol transfer.

Example:
- Batch one livestock is in QT for 77 days and you're ready to move to DT with fish.
- Batch two was added to the same QT 30 days ago. (since this batch has not been fallow for 76 days, there is a chance of tomites are hatching and entering the water column.
- While moving batch one you bring along free swimming tomites from batch two (via the water) into the DT and they infect fish there starting the lifecycle all over again in the DT.

Did I miss something?
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Although confusing, each specimen affected should be in quarantine for about 8 weeks to assure they are not a host. Without a host parasites can not survive or their eggs which are second stage of parasites.
 
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Jeff_H said:
@vetteguy53081 - Now I'm confused, or don't exactly understand the specific question asked by the OP... It's still early here right now so I'm probably confused! ;)

If you don't wait the full 76 days from the point the 'last' suspect item was added to QT, don't you run the risk of tomites hatching, entering the water column, and getting transferred to the DT (via water) with the items you had in QT for more than 76 days? While I agree you don't need to worry about transferring cysts, I would be worried about the tomites. I'm assuming this is why Humblefish recommends keeping QT tanks more than 10 feet away due to aerosol transfer.

Example:
- Batch one livestock is in QT for 77 days and you're ready to move to DT with fish.
- Batch two was added to the same QT 30 days ago. (since this batch has not been fallow for 76 days, there is a chance of tomites are hatching and entering the water column.
- While moving batch one you bring along free swimming tomites from batch two (via the water) into the DT and they infect fish there starting the lifecycle all over again in the DT.

Did I miss something?
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I believe you mean theronts, not tomites, but that is likely the early post.;)

Yes, this is a concern. Most people would consider a rinse with DT water prior to adding to the tank enough to mitigate this risk.
 
Misinformation is a real bummer. If the system was fish free the whole time then the clock did not reset. Plugs have nothing to do with it.
 

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