There's been a lot of discussion on this recently, but I think the concensus is, that have a tank to just take out and use when you need it. You can basically insta-cycle it by using one of the established filters from the main tank and just replacing it when the QT is finished.
I doubt that multiple filters is the norm. I, for one, don't have a filter that I could steal away from my DT.
WendiDell said:I keep QT/Hosp. tanks up and running all the time. I never know when one of my fish may get injured by another. For me it's easier to maintain a 10g tank than it is to take it down and store it then pull it out and set it up again.
But to each their own
JackSpadesSI said:Do you keep fish in your permanent QT to keep it cycled at all times?
Do you keep fish in your permanent QT to keep it cycled at all times?
Mr. Limpet,
I have a question for you about that... I have a 75g and purchased a 10g for a QT tank. I was planning on doing the same thing as you and figured a little extra filtration wouldn't hurt. The problem I ran into, is that the filters rated for a smaller tank, won't fit on the rim of the 75g.
Are you using a larger rated filter? Other than taking the pad out and putting into my canister, any ways to get it mounted on the 75?
Thanks