oki so i have been thinking of how best to QT new fish at the least cost, hastle and space.
So the goal is to have your new fish live in a sterile environment for 2 weeks until he is eating and healthy. so my goal was to make a system that would be self sustaining and yet viable and work without jeopardising the health of the fish.
So as tradition has it, one sets up a tank with a heater, skimmer and small airdriven bio-filter, then one medicates the fish and does a WC every second day. Now due to the small filter etc one would have to feed sparingly etc.
so i thought of this idea, which re-uses the salt-water, stays running, and makes it easier to QT fish.
the 1ft tank has a heater, hangon skimmer and air driven filterfloss filter with some bio-balls in it, i then have 2 x 25L drums positioned one above the tank and one below, with the tank having a single overflow going into the bottom drum. i then fill the top bucket with ASW and start dripping it at about 1ml per minute, the tank then overflows and drains into the bottom bucket over a period of a day or so, once finished, i then swap buckets around.
now this performs a constant waterchange keeping NH4 and NO2 minimal and fish less stressed, i then take the water from the bottom and treat it with seachem prime, carbon, and every other chemical that i think will clear the water and aerate and keep the water moving. i keep repeating the cycle until fish is in DT.
now when the QT is not being used i add a small pump to the bottom drum and pump to the top drum with the valve open completely so the water just cycles. there is also a ATU to keep water at 1024
any commets or suggestions
So the goal is to have your new fish live in a sterile environment for 2 weeks until he is eating and healthy. so my goal was to make a system that would be self sustaining and yet viable and work without jeopardising the health of the fish.
So as tradition has it, one sets up a tank with a heater, skimmer and small airdriven bio-filter, then one medicates the fish and does a WC every second day. Now due to the small filter etc one would have to feed sparingly etc.
so i thought of this idea, which re-uses the salt-water, stays running, and makes it easier to QT fish.
the 1ft tank has a heater, hangon skimmer and air driven filterfloss filter with some bio-balls in it, i then have 2 x 25L drums positioned one above the tank and one below, with the tank having a single overflow going into the bottom drum. i then fill the top bucket with ASW and start dripping it at about 1ml per minute, the tank then overflows and drains into the bottom bucket over a period of a day or so, once finished, i then swap buckets around.
now this performs a constant waterchange keeping NH4 and NO2 minimal and fish less stressed, i then take the water from the bottom and treat it with seachem prime, carbon, and every other chemical that i think will clear the water and aerate and keep the water moving. i keep repeating the cycle until fish is in DT.
now when the QT is not being used i add a small pump to the bottom drum and pump to the top drum with the valve open completely so the water just cycles. there is also a ATU to keep water at 1024
any commets or suggestions