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Offline UD Flyer

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Quarantine tank questions galore
« on: April 20, 2008, 22:56:43 »
This may sound like a dumb question but I don’t know.

What do I need to quarantine some soft corals?

Will a regular 10gal aquarium work? Will I just need flow, heater and light?

What about the water. Does it need to cycle?

And will 4 weeks be enough time?

Offline verper

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Re: Quarantine tank questions galore
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2008, 05:41:09 »
Yes and yes on the tank and equipment.

It is better to use at least 1/2 cycled water from a established tank and 1/2 new to get it started.  In a bind you can use all new as long as it has been mixing and heated for at least 24 hrs and we are not talking about a lot of coral.

QT should last 4-6 weeks depending on the coral.  I think 4 weeks would be enough for soft coral.

 

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