Quarantine tank size

[Daniel225]

Wondering what the best quarantine size would be for my situation im wanting to fallow the DT for 3 months QT all my fish and house them for them for total 3 months fish list as follows

clowns x2 (medium)
Chromis (small)
Royal gramma (small)
Purple tang (small)
Coral beauty (medium)

my research leads me to believe i need a 100L ish tank
The QT tank will also be used when im buying my future fish but not to the extent im using it for now it will be a single fish QT 1 month or so QT so dont want to oversize the QT for the future

 

[Sharkbait19]

I would say a 40B would be the best size given the tang and angel as well as how territorial clowns can be. This also gives a big enough tank for most new fish to go into qt.

 

[Daniel225]

If i got rid of the angle fish would it be possible to get a 100L? Im not QT nothing massive in future maybe a foxface and a trigger? DT is a 4ft 350L the QT i have seen online is a 2ft

 

[bradreef]

I agree that 40 breeder is the best size. I do think you could get by for a few weeks in a 20 gallon but, since you are going fallow, 29 might be a better minimum .

 

[Sharkbait19]

I think the 100 L could be doable with the current stock, even if not ideal. You will have to really stay on top of water quality to avoid loss and I would have plenty of hiding spaces for the fish. It also depends on how big the fish are.

One option is to split them up among 2 qts - separate based on aggression and overall bioload.

 

[Daniel225]

I think the 100 L could be doable with the current stock, even if not ideal. You will have to really stay on top of water quality to avoid loss and I would have plenty of hiding spaces for the fish. It also depends on how big the fish are.

One option is to split them up among 2 qts - separate based on aggression and overall bioload.

going to absolutely fill the bottom with PVC pipe / connectors

water quality i can have 100L of salt ready to go in a moments notice however I work longer than average I can do some days 12+hours that would be the only concern i Would have a ammonia alert tag stuck to the front that would be check 2+ times a day even when working

fish are small I would say the angel is the biggest for his class (but still only average size) rest are young the tang and angle are about the same size clowns 1 1/2” at most? All really small havn’t really had any agrsession between them they all get along fine

 

[Daniel225]

New question when going fallow for 3 months should I add a big population of copepods/brineshrimp would I be right in saying this would give them time to establish them selves possibly multiply and it wouldon’t affect the white spot from deceasing?

 

[Daniel225]

I’m also interested in the bioload in the display during this fallow as I am removing all fish…. at the end of 3 months will there be none left? will it all have died? or will it all still be preserved and just lie sort of dormant while no food is present?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Nothing wrong with adding inverts at the start of a fallow - just start the clock once the last addition is made. Going fallow was one of the best things I could have done for my pod population.
The biofilter (bacteria) should be fine for the time during fallow, but I would be checking nitrates regularly. With no fish, not much waste will be put out to keep corals fed. If you have any cuc, you will need to feed them which helps keep corals fine.
All disease would have been starved out.

 

[Daniel225]

That’s sorted that then might have to treat myself to a nice new cleaner or fire shirmp give my other cleaner a friend for 3 months