QT Questions

[Humblefish]

If I don't use any medications or none of the fish in my QT are sick can I just use the same wheel in the marine land filter and just replace the cartridge?

I assume you are talking about replacing a brand new bio-wheel with a "cycled" one (i.e. one that has been down in your sump for at least a month). That is fine so long as the cycled one fits i.e. is the same size.

Oh, and how strong of a heater would you need for a 15 gallon QT?

I use a 100W on my 10 gal QTs and it works fine; but that same heater can struggle to maintain temp if used on a 20 gal when the AC is blowing. So, you might wanna get a 150W for good measure. That works better on my 20 gal QT.

 

[Baby Ray]

Thank you!!!
The only reason I asked the first questions is because I don't plan on using medications on the fish unless they are sick. I am not going to us medications on every fish that goes through the qt.

 

[Baby Ray]

Is this stand to small? The tank hangs over one edge probably 1/10 of an inch. P.S. I will put a rubber mat under it to keep it from sliding.

 

[Baby Ray]

 

[Duke4Life]

Not horrible but will that hold the weight once full?

 

[Baby Ray]

Not horrible but will that hold the weight once full?

I'm not sure yet
It is from Lowe's I think. I may put it on second shelf because I feel like it would be a little stronger.

 

[Baby Ray]

I might put a peice of plywood unser the tank that is a little bigger then the stands shelf so that that little bit of tank doesn't hang over the side.

 

[Humblefish]

Not horrible but will that hold the weight once full?

^^This would be my primary concern.

 

[Baby Ray]

^^This would be my primary concern.

I am going to look at the shelf online and see how much weight it can hold.

 

[Baby Ray]

I got the shelf from Home Depot and I found it. I am pretty sure that this is the right on. It says that each shelf can hold 250 pounds and I think a 15 gallon tank would weigh a max of 150 if that.
http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-3-Sh...-x-30-in-H-Storage-Unit-31424PS-YOW/202353582