Quarantine set up.

Nmaran72 · May 23, 2019

Hey gang I’m two weeks in a fallow period. Setting up 2 systems one for fish the other for coral. I see a lot of topics on this. What are some of you doing. I’m new at this quarantine thing so it’s kind of confusing.

SinCityRee4r · May 23, 2019

KISS keep it simple stupid

i use 20G long with sponge filter, hob filter and pvc pipe fo fish.

Mjrenz · May 23, 2019

Nmaran72 said:
Hey gang I’m two weeks in a fallow period. Setting up 2 systems one for fish the other for coral. I see a lot of topics on this. What are some of you doing. I’m new at this quarantine thing so it’s kind of confusing.

It can be very confusing! What is the reason for your fallow period? Did you have an outbreak of something or is it just precautionary? Also, your corals and inverts can remain in your dt for the fallow period as the parasites that affect your fish cannot host them

Nmaran72 · May 23, 2019

cpage101 said:
KISS keep it simple stupid

i use 20G long with sponge filter, hob filter and pvc pipe fo fish.

Def kept it simple for the equipment

Nmaran72 · May 23, 2019

Mjrenz said:
It can be very confusing! What is the reason for your fallow period? Did you have an outbreak of something or is it just precautionary? Also, your corals and inverts can remain in your dt for the fallow period as the parasites that affect your fish cannot host them

I went fallow because of velvet [emoji35]. So I’m trying find the best way to prevent from happening again. Just curious as to methods of treatment. Such as cp , copper or safety stop etc.

Mjrenz · May 23, 2019

Nmaran72 said:
I went fallow because of velvet [emoji35]. So I’m trying find the best way to prevent from happening again. Just curious as to methods of treatment. Such as cp , copper or safety stop etc.

The treatment depends largely on what kind of fish you have, some treatments are safe for some fish and not for others. I'm guessing you may already know this but the fallow period for velvet is 6 weeks. Can you provide us with a full list of the fish you're treating?

SinCityRee4r · May 23, 2019

Nmaran72 said:
I went fallow because of velvet [emoji35]. So I’m trying find the best way to prevent from happening again. Just curious as to methods of treatment. Such as cp , copper or safety stop etc.

I saved the 4 fish I could with copper power. less toxic than cupromine

SinCityRee4r · May 23, 2019

velvet is ramping in the lfs’s these days

Mjrenz · May 23, 2019

cpage101 said:
velvet is ramping in the lfs’s these days

Flukes, ich, velvet... it's a big problem

Nmaran72 · May 23, 2019

Mjrenz said:
The treatment depends largely on what kind of fish you have, some treatments are safe for some fish and not for others. I'm guessing you may already know this but the fallow period for velvet is 6 weeks. Can you provide us with a full list of the fish you're treating?

All dead. Starting fresh. Want to treat as I buy before going into display

Nmaran72 · May 23, 2019

Mjrenz said:
Flukes, ich, velvet... it's a big problem

Horrible. I have been out of the game for over 10 yrs. I have had ich. Never velvet. Took quarantine lightly. But anymore.

Mjrenz · May 23, 2019

Nmaran72 said:
Horrible. I have been out of the game for over 10 yrs. I have had ich. Never velvet. Took quarantine lightly. But anymore.

That's a horrible way to learn! I'm so sorry.

These threads are going to be a great place to start learning
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fallow-periods-going-fishless.190324/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-and-treatment-guidelines-with-chart.283450/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/thread-links-to-all-things-quarantine-fish-inverts.602917/

Nmaran72 · May 23, 2019

Mjrenz said:
That's a horrible way to learn! I'm so sorry.

These threads are going to be a great place to start learning
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fallow-periods-going-fishless.190324/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-and-treatment-guidelines-with-chart.283450/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/thread-links-to-all-things-quarantine-fish-inverts.602917/

Thanks. Does anyone use safety stop and is it worth it

Mjrenz · May 23, 2019

Nmaran72 said:
Thanks. Does anyone use safety stop and is it worth it

Safety stop isn't really recommended amongst the users here, it's basically methelyne blue and Formalin in unknown concentrations

Nmaran72 · May 23, 2019

Mjrenz said:
Safety stop isn't really recommended amongst the users here, it's basically methelyne blue and Formalin in unknown concentrations

Any particular reasons why. Like I said I’m new to all this. I want to get the right products one time. This death hurt my kids bad and I don’t want to do it again.

Mjrenz · May 23, 2019

Nmaran72 said:
Any particular reasons why. Like I said I’m new to all this. I want to get the right products one time. This death hurt my kids bad and I don’t want to do it again.

It's mainly because we don't know what the concentrations are, both of those are available, by themselves, in known concentrations so you know how much you're using

SinCityRee4r · May 23, 2019

Mjrenz said:
It's mainly because we don't know what the concentrations are, both of those are available, by themselves, in known concentrations so you know how much you're using

melevars reef has a good video on it. check out utube