I've got a 15 gallon tank that I'm going to be using for storing/ageing saltwater, and hope to also use it as an isolation/hospital tank. Maybe quarantining too.
If I see a fish is poorly and I need to treat him or whatever, is it ok to do the following:-
Siphon off some water from my main tank into the smaller tank, put some substrate in (mixed with some live sand from my main tank), a couple of plants, and a small filter/light/powerhead/heater and then put the fish in it after it's settled down a bit, a couple of hours later?
Or do I need to do anything else to make the hospital tank ready for a fish to be put in it?
I'd then replace the main tank water I've taken out with newly-mixed RO'd saltwater, mixed in a seperate container, and put in when it's mixed well together.
Is this ok??
Cheers,
Mark
If I see a fish is poorly and I need to treat him or whatever, is it ok to do the following:-
Siphon off some water from my main tank into the smaller tank, put some substrate in (mixed with some live sand from my main tank), a couple of plants, and a small filter/light/powerhead/heater and then put the fish in it after it's settled down a bit, a couple of hours later?
Or do I need to do anything else to make the hospital tank ready for a fish to be put in it?
I'd then replace the main tank water I've taken out with newly-mixed RO'd saltwater, mixed in a seperate container, and put in when it's mixed well together.
Is this ok??
Cheers,
Mark