Quarantine Tank Q's

I went thru dr. Tim's website. Exzotic local Walt? it would b nice to have a local place to buy it. I need to get waste away too. I know on ebay u can find it also. I do have some of his guides n will b getting his new one too I could use it right now.
 
Wow...thanks for all the advice!

I have a HOB filter that is running, plus a little skimmer if need be...I'm thinking about sticking a live rock in there just so the fish have something to swim around...I'll probably let this this run for a week or so before I start using it...

Thanks again, you guys are awesome!

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I went thru dr. Tim's website. Exzotic local Walt? it would b nice to have a local place to buy it. I need to get waste away too. I know on ebay u can find it also. I do have some of his guides n will b getting his new one too I could use it right now.

Xzotic is Global Aquatics. New owners and out there in Wood Dale. I was shocked when I saw it and I should have bought some.
 
Wow...thanks for all the advice!

I have a HOB filter that is running, plus a little skimmer if need be...I'm thinking about sticking a live rock in there just so the fish have something to swim around...I'll probably let this this run for a week or so before I start using it...

Thanks again, you guys are awesome!

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I would recommend against using traditional live rock. Use clean rock that has not been in a reef. You don't want any die off from reef rock decomposing in there.
 
Every QT tank needs a filter. If the goal is to prepare a QT tank, it must be seeded by something containing nitrifying bacteria. You said water from a fully established DT (20 gallons) will not have a sufficient amount of this bacteria to handle the bioload of a QT tank because there is not enough free-swimming bacteria. This in incorrect. My QT tank holds 15-20 gallons and all of that water comes from my DT when I set it up. Freshly mixed saltwater goes into my DT to replace the water removed to start a QT. The water from my DT will seed my HOB filter and the marco rock in my my QT.

I think you are misunderstanding me. I'm not saying a QT tank with nothing but DT water is enough to perform the biological filtration. The bacteria will need surface area to colonize and perform that function, whether it is a sponge or live rock. No QT tank should ONLY have water in it, and nothing else.

Yup, I wasn't following you either. Thanks for clarifying.
 
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