Okay so I just set up my quarantine tank, and it's about 2 weeks old. Do I need to let it cycle before I put some of the fishes in? I believe I have a parasite that killed just about 70% of my fishes in my primary tank. So I would like to take them out and leave the tank empty for 6 weeks. Any advice as my tank is fishless would be greatly appreciated.
QT Cycle & Fallow Questions
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MSB123
Someone out there put something smart here.
Go to the tank emergency forum.
#mods mabye move this post over there!
Welcome to Reef2Reef, JTSEGA!
I find that I can get a QT up and running pretty quickly by seeding my HOB sponges with BioSpira - within a few days, if need be.
Do you know what parasite you're dealing with? The "fallow" period for Brooklynella and Velvet is six weeks, but ich would take a little longer at 76 days. Uronema would never be completely eradicated, but can usually be fought off by healthy fish (except perhaps for chromis . . . ).
~Bruce
I find that I can get a QT up and running pretty quickly by seeding my HOB sponges with BioSpira - within a few days, if need be.
Do you know what parasite you're dealing with? The "fallow" period for Brooklynella and Velvet is six weeks, but ich would take a little longer at 76 days. Uronema would never be completely eradicated, but can usually be fought off by healthy fish (except perhaps for chromis . . . ).
~Bruce
