Bigzmey
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I am having problem with water quality in quarantine tank. It is 5 gal bare bottom tank with HOB filter and heater. In the past I have moved foam insert from my 30gal tank to the quarantine. It took care of ammonia but I got bacteria bloom in the quarantine tank on the second day. I thought it coming form the junk stacked in the cycled foam. So on different occasions I have tried cycled ceramic media (biomax aquaclear) from 30 gal and ammonia remover. The result is the same: the water gets cloudy on the second day after fish moves in and stays cloudy during 2 weeks of quarantine. I tried to keep it under control by doing 30% water changes every other day, but found that frequent water changes stressing out the fish in quarantine.
Any advice on how to keep bacteria under control in quarantine tank?
Any advice on how to keep bacteria under control in quarantine tank?
