kput
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I've spent some time reading about this, and I want to make sure I have perfect clarification before I set everything up.
I know the rule is 10' for Aerosol Transmission, but I need to break it down a bit and can't figure out the right answers.
Scenario. I have 4 QT Tanks. One Frag tank (Inverts/Coral), one SW for observation/meds, one SW for copper treatment, and one FW.
The frag tank is in a different room, but on the same wall as the other QT tanks. Less than 10', but a wall in between. There is a doorway 3' to the side of the tanks that links the room, and has a door.
Can anything transmit from room to room?
I'd like my FW tank to be on the same stand as one of the SW tanks (ideally not the copper tank). It's my understanding that copper itself can transit in the air, in addition to disease, is that accurate? If so I'd need to make sure the copper treatment tank was 10' away from the FW and other SW. Should I have a seperate set of siphons, tools, etc. for the FW Tank?
Can the SW tank transmit any diseases to the FW tank or vice versa? I know the strains of diseases are different, but are there any that could be transferred back and forth?
Could the copper treatment, and regular treatment tanks be next to eachother, or would they just continue to cross contaminate eachother? i.e ich transmits to the medicating tank while copper treatment is in play, and vice versa?
Lastly, is there something I can dip/store the tools/nets in between tanks that will eliminate all disease, but not harm the inhabitants when it's dipped in the tank? My LFS has a bucket of blue stuff they dip their nets in before moving to the next tank.
I know I may be a tiny bit over analyzing, but I'd like to avoid cross-contamination at all costs.
I know the rule is 10' for Aerosol Transmission, but I need to break it down a bit and can't figure out the right answers.
Scenario. I have 4 QT Tanks. One Frag tank (Inverts/Coral), one SW for observation/meds, one SW for copper treatment, and one FW.
The frag tank is in a different room, but on the same wall as the other QT tanks. Less than 10', but a wall in between. There is a doorway 3' to the side of the tanks that links the room, and has a door.
Can anything transmit from room to room?
I'd like my FW tank to be on the same stand as one of the SW tanks (ideally not the copper tank). It's my understanding that copper itself can transit in the air, in addition to disease, is that accurate? If so I'd need to make sure the copper treatment tank was 10' away from the FW and other SW. Should I have a seperate set of siphons, tools, etc. for the FW Tank?
Can the SW tank transmit any diseases to the FW tank or vice versa? I know the strains of diseases are different, but are there any that could be transferred back and forth?
Could the copper treatment, and regular treatment tanks be next to eachother, or would they just continue to cross contaminate eachother? i.e ich transmits to the medicating tank while copper treatment is in play, and vice versa?
Lastly, is there something I can dip/store the tools/nets in between tanks that will eliminate all disease, but not harm the inhabitants when it's dipped in the tank? My LFS has a bucket of blue stuff they dip their nets in before moving to the next tank.
I know I may be a tiny bit over analyzing, but I'd like to avoid cross-contamination at all costs.
