Never getting saltwater fish again

[twentyleagues]

Yeah I use pipes too (even in the DT cause they look good) but that's sad about the full water change, having to fully re-cycle the QT

The water carries little to no bacteria. The bacteria is on your media and any hides decorations in the tank. A 100% water change will not effect cycle.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

but that's sad about the full water change, having to fully re-cycle the QT

Changing the water after a treatment doesn't mean you'll need to re-cycle the QT; the bacteria will stay on the PVC and on the tank walls, so the tank will stay cycled even if you change all of the water.

 

[BeanAnimal]

don't think for one second anyone can go into a pet store and ID fish that aren't vectoring

Is that a double negative, did you have to read that three times after you wrote it to even see if it made sense to you? I think the rest of us did...

Please speak like I normal human being... It will be much easier for people to understand your point.

 

[littlehermit0]

Changing the water after a treatment doesn't mean you'll need to re-cycle the QT; the bacteria will stay on the PVC and on the tank walls, so the tank will stay cycled even if you change all of the water.

Oh so THAT'S how it works... I thought that the water is cycled and after a change, there will be not enough bacteria to convert ammonia again

 

[BeanAnimal]

Oh so THAT'S how it works... I thought that the water is cycled and after a change, there will be not enough bacteria to convert ammonia again

It depends on the surface area and the load in the QT. Brandon is correct, most of the surfaces will harbor enough to keep things going.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Oh so THAT'S how it works... I thought that the water is cycled and after a change, there will be not enough bacteria to convert ammonia again

Yeah, the bacteria colonizes the surfaces available (the more surface area to colonize, the more bacteria in the tank) and stays there, so the "tank" itself cycles instead of the "water" in the tank.

 

[threebuoys]

Yeah I use pipes too (even in the DT cause they look good) but that's sad about the full water change, having to fully re-cycle the QT

While you need to do a water change to remove the copper medication once QT is finished, you do not need to remove the filtration where the bacteria lives. I've kept a QT operating for over a year without changing the filtration when I knew I would be adding additional fish during that time.

 

[Merry]

A tough situation for you, I would be sure to let the tank sit empty for a few weeks and even do a few water changes in case the fish brought in disease. In the meantime there are some great videos online and be sure to find a reputable fish store where they can answer questions. Testing, especially in the start of a new tank is very important and you cannot use freshwater kits. Saltwater is a true learning experience but for most of us it is well worth the journey. Read, watch videos and talk with other reefers...

 

[Tired]

A tough situation for you, I would be sure to let the tank sit empty for a few weeks and even do a few water changes in case the fish brought in disease.

Water changes won't remove disease from the tank in any volume that can be helpful, outside of extreme circumstances. A long enough fallow period will let most die off, though.

 

[littlehermit0]

Water changes won't remove disease from the tank in any volume that can be helpful, outside of extreme circumstances. A long enough fallow period will let most die off, though.

Is 100 days or 200 enough?

 

[BirdFish5000]

Is 100 days or 200 enough?

72 days

 

[Sharkbait19]

60 days is the minimum accepted time, though commonly people do 76 days.

 

[littlehermit0]

60 days is the minimum accepted time, though commonly people do 76 days.

I'm still gonna do 200 because having them during vacation that is soon is a bad idea, there will only be inverts

 

[Dburr1014]

I'm still gonna do 200 because having them during vacation that is soon is a bad idea, there will only be inverts

Nice, see you in 6 months!

 

[littlehermit0]

Nice, see you in 6 months!

6 months... I don't feel like doing that but I'm still gonna be on r2r I have a NO3 problem right now and I'll buy more hermit crabs

 

[Spare time]

Is 100 days or 200 enough?

Crank the heat up to 81F or so and it will speed things up.

 

[littlehermit0]

Crank the heat up to 81F or so and it will speed things up.

Yeah I did that

 

[Dburr1014]

6 months... I don't feel like doing that but I'm still gonna be on r2r I have a NO3 problem right now and I'll buy more hermit crabs

I was kind of joking but there's 365 days in a year, 200 is actually more than 6 months.

 

[littlehermit0]

I was kind of joking but there's 365 days in a year, 200 is actually more than 6 months.

7 to be exact but I'll see I always change things so you'll probably see me in a few weeks having a new fish, are green chromis good? I've seen they are cheap and good looking fish

 

[Dburr1014]

7 to be exact but I'll see I always change things so you'll probably see me in a few weeks having a new fish, are green chromis good? I've seen they are cheap and good looking fish

Green chromis are very peaceful damsel. The only thing I have a problem with them is if you get more than one they usually tend to fight with each other until there's one left anyway.