Qt help and cycle help

[Jaxs]

Hello everyone!
So I have a 20 gallon tank that just finished cycling. I used the dr tims one and only and ammonia method. Currently my tank will process 2ppm ammonia over night to zero and nitrite! Now I am getting a fish today and it will be my first time QT which I am a little nervous about.
1. Can I use the marine pure spheres I have in my sump from my DT to seed my qt tank? I Know I won't be able to reuse them and will have to remove them once I start treatment.
2. What do I do to keep the bacteria alive in my DT tank while my fish is in qt since there won't be anything in it. do I just keep adding Ammonia? It's converting the Ammonia every day to zero but it seems like a lot to add it everyday??
3. And if anyone has some general qt beginner friendly advice id love it. I live in NYC in an apt so the whole tank transfer thing doesn't work for me I can't have 3 tanks in my room lol. I was gunna treat with prazi pro and then copper

 

[EmdeReef]

Hello everyone!
So I have a 20 gallon tank that just finished cycling. I used the dr tims one and only and ammonia method. Currently my tank will process 2ppm ammonia over night to zero and nitrite! Now I am getting a fish today and it will be my first time QT which I am a little nervous about.
1. Can I use the marine pure spheres I have in my sump from my DT to seed my qt tank? I Know I won't be able to reuse them and will have to remove them once I start treatment.
2. What do I do to keep the bacteria alive in my DT tank while my fish is in qt since there won't be anything in it. do I just keep adding Ammonia? It's converting the Ammonia every day to zero but it seems like a lot to add it everyday??
3. And if anyone has some general qt beginner friendly advice id love it. I live in NYC in an apt so the whole tank transfer thing doesn't work for me I can't have 3 tanks in my room lol. I was gunna treat with prazi pro and then copper

1. If a qt will process 2ppm, then I don’t think you need marine pure. Sounds like the bacteria has colonized the tank walls or whatever else you may have in the tank.

2. Add a bit of fish food every once in a while. Nitrifying bacteria is very resilient and can go on without food for a while.

3. I hear you lol, joys of apt living be patient with qt, get Hanna copper checker, make sure to have good flow in the tank as almost all meds we use deplete O2 very fast.

 

[Jaxs]

1. If a qt will process 2ppm, then I don’t think you need marine pure. Sounds like the bacteria has colonized the tank walls or whatever else you may have in the tank.

2. Add a bit of fish food every once in a while. Nitrifying bacteria is very resilient and can go on without food for a while.

3. I hear you lol, joys of apt living be patient with qt, get Hanna copper checker, make sure to have good flow in the tank as almost all meds we use deplete O2 very fast.

Hey sorry I meant my DT will process 2ppm ammonia not the QT tank I haven't set it up yet

 

[EmdeReef]

Hey sorry I meant my DT will process 2ppm ammonia not the QT tank I haven't set it up yet

I wouldn’t use marinepure in a QT. You’ll have to throw it out as soon as you start medicating. Get a bottle of biospira and add. Just make sure again to have good surface agitation especially if you will be adding fish soon after bacteria.