I have asked this before, but didnt really get an answer. Im thinking of buying 1 fish at a time and setting up a 30 QT tank. In the past I have seeded my QT tank with a spounge from my main. But I have had serious Ammonia and trite issues even with doing this and taking water from my main as well. So my questions are these.
1) what all do you use for your QT. (I use 2 HOB filters, PVC, heater and small PH for circulation).
2) on your filteration, do you use the actual biowheel that comes with the HOB filters? Do you use any sort of media inside the HOB. Reason I ask is I have heard this is where the good bacteria grows. Do you rinse the media or biowheels during water changes?
3) when setting up a QT, is it enough to use the seeded spounge and or biowheel to say your tank is cycled?
4) do you use prime or polyfilter during the QT process?
5) where does the good bacteria grow? In the water or on objects?
6) how often do you do water changes? How much % wise?
My last QT experience was a nightmare but I did have 4 small fish in a 30 gallon but 1 regal that was developing HLLE so I had to feed nori soaked in vitamins to keep it at bay as much as possible. This was during a treatment for ick in my main. I did hypo and have done copper. I think copper went easier..
Please any and all suggestions as I really want to add new fish but the whole QT thing is a killer.
1) what all do you use for your QT. (I use 2 HOB filters, PVC, heater and small PH for circulation).
2) on your filteration, do you use the actual biowheel that comes with the HOB filters? Do you use any sort of media inside the HOB. Reason I ask is I have heard this is where the good bacteria grows. Do you rinse the media or biowheels during water changes?
3) when setting up a QT, is it enough to use the seeded spounge and or biowheel to say your tank is cycled?
4) do you use prime or polyfilter during the QT process?
5) where does the good bacteria grow? In the water or on objects?
6) how often do you do water changes? How much % wise?
My last QT experience was a nightmare but I did have 4 small fish in a 30 gallon but 1 regal that was developing HLLE so I had to feed nori soaked in vitamins to keep it at bay as much as possible. This was during a treatment for ick in my main. I did hypo and have done copper. I think copper went easier..
Please any and all suggestions as I really want to add new fish but the whole QT thing is a killer.