Help with Quarantine Tank..

[SlugSnorter]

@Jay Hemdal what I didn't really put enough thought into... was removing all my fish from DT has caused a bit of a nitrate and nitrite spike. Uh oh..

dont phantom feed just give enough for CUC. Did you put meds in DT?

 

[Elliott ll]

dont phantom feed just give enough for CUC. Did you put meds in DT?

Nah no meds, just fishless. Havent done any feeding either.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

@Jay Hemdal what I didn't really put enough thought into... was removing all my fish from DT has caused a bit of a nitrate and nitrite spike. Uh oh..

Ammonia is the nitrogenous waste you need to worry about in marine fish - nitrite is virtually non toxic and nitrate has to be super high, over 100ppm before you start to see issues.
Jay

 

[Elliott ll]

Ammonia is the nitrogenous waste you need to worry about in marine fish - nitrite is virtually non toxic and nitrate has to be super high, over 100ppm before you start to see issues.
Jay

My ammonia seems to be the best at 0.25ppm right now after checking. I put in some algone because my nitrate is 150ppm. hoping to drop that. My alk is a bit high too but leaving be for now.

When I re-add all my fish from the fallow period... I assume I need to do so slowly vs all at once?

 

[SlugSnorter]

My ammonia seems to be the best at 0.25ppm right now after checking. I put in some algone because my nitrate is 150ppm. hoping to drop that. My alk is a bit high too but leaving be for now.

When I re-add all my fish from the fallow period... I assume I need to do so slowly vs all at once?

if the tank is stable and has been ghost fed/the cuc was being fed maybe every couple days, if not or the tank got a bit off, maybe 1-2weeks or so between fish (depending on size, maybe more or less)