spoonman
Aquarium Advice Addict
OK, I am going to be a dumb newbie. I have 2 large tanks and a lot of fish. I am realizing (wayyyyy late) that I need to have a QT tank. I assume that I should get a 10 or 20 gallon tank (maybe a Walmart special). My questions are:
1. Do I do a fishless cycle and leave the tank with water and no fish? If so how do I keep the water in the correct parameters?
2. Do I put substrate and filters...etc in the tank like a normal tank?
3. When I QT a fish and he recovers, then I tear the QT tank down and recycle and start all over?
4. Does it need to have a normal light or should it have no light?
5. Sorry for all the questions, but everyone says you should have a QT tank, but I haven't seen alot of details on how to keep one.
Thanks in advance for your help. If the thread needs to be moved or you can just link me to one that is already going that would be great too!
1. Do I do a fishless cycle and leave the tank with water and no fish? If so how do I keep the water in the correct parameters?
2. Do I put substrate and filters...etc in the tank like a normal tank?
3. When I QT a fish and he recovers, then I tear the QT tank down and recycle and start all over?
4. Does it need to have a normal light or should it have no light?
5. Sorry for all the questions, but everyone says you should have a QT tank, but I haven't seen alot of details on how to keep one.
Thanks in advance for your help. If the thread needs to be moved or you can just link me to one that is already going that would be great too!