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mazilla

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it is obvious that i should set up a qt, especially the further and further i get into my tank. i would hate to lose everything over laziness.

my main question is what is generally required for a qt, and how do most people set them up? are the constantly running, or do you just add tank water or something? is it costly if you have to run a whole seperate tank, in time and money? thanks
 
It`s done both ways. I know people that break their`s down and use it when they need it and I know people that keep it going all the time. I would imagine to keep setting it up would cost more.
 
great article, i think. i dont really know, but it seems pretty solid. i'm going to set up a 10-15 gallon qt. i still have some of my freshwater whisper filters, should i just hang the small one on my big tank and let it run until i need to move it to the qt? since i have a fluval, maybe i could put one of their sponges back into the canister and let it run(cleaning often), then i can just cram that into the whisper when it's time? that way i dont have another piece of equipment hanging off my tank. what do you guys/gals without sumps do? thanks a bunch for the info, i'm gonna craigslist a small tank now.
 
Actually, your fluvial should have sponges in it and you can probably use one of those to seed your QT. I would rinse it out in your old SW, after 2-3 weeks, in your fluvial, you should have a nicely seeded sponge. Other's are free to comment or correct me.
 
i took the sponge out of the fluval, i didnt want the dreaded nitrate factory and all. but i do routine maintanence on my tank, that includes the fluval so it wouldnt be much to just rinse the filter ew when im doing it.
 
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