Okay guys, this ones for everyone to describe what their Quarentine tank/receptacles consist of. Whats your filtration of choice, gravel/no gravel, aeration, heating, etc.

Pictures are always a plus.


(i'll be back with mine later)


Paul

I use a 10g tank but have used plastic containers before. The 10g is running and cycled with a very small gf. When I need to quarantine I move the goldfish to another tank.

When I need a hospital tank I also use the 10g but empty it and rinse it, fill with half tank water and half fresh water. I generally do not use a filter but rely on an airstone, daily water tests and changes if necessary.

This means at the end of treatment I have to clean it, set it up again and recycle. No problems here as I keep the filter material alive in another tank.

i got a 10 gallon running all the time holding a little goldy in it, if an other goldy gets sick i'll just take the one in it out and move it to the main tank

well this is the first time I have had to hospitilize so I used the only thing I had...his bowl
its 25 liter
I am doing as Fishmerised does
water changes everyday. I have no gravel or plants...got my plant in a sep container for now.
So.....barebottome, a heater, themometer, salt the tank, and airstone to compensate for no filter and the need of more air at a higher temp.

I have a little 8gal tank set up as a qt. I run 2 filters - a little Aquaclear 150 and a little internal filter with spray bar by Resun... So for the size of the tank, a lot of filtration...

To keep the tank filtered - I have a baby blackmoor residing in it as he's way too small to put with my bigger guys so it's now home until he's a bit bigger or I need it for treatment (hopefully not touch wood).

I keep this tank as clean as my others and when introducing new fish or medicating - I do a 70% waterchange first and make sure I rinse the cartridges and remove the carbon (if medicating).... I also remove the ornament and plants to reduce any stress....

I have heaters in various sizes but have found the best way to keep a steady 80 degrees is with this flat warmer used to grow hydroponic vegetables. You put the tank on top of the warmer and it works a treat - less stressful for me anyhow

This is a pic of my little qt

Similar idea to Jen, I have used a heated animal bed to keep smaller plastic tanks warm. It's hard to regulate the temp but it eventually reaches high 70's, mid 20's.

I have a 10 gallon with large (1.5-2 inch) river rocks covering about 75% of the bottom so it is not completely bare but still easy to keep clean. I have two filters (a whisper 20 and a penguin 125-total of 230gph) that I keep hanging on my other two tanks ready to go when the hospital is not in use. I have a heater and a bubble wall. I also have a few plastic/silk plants to try to make it homey.

Here's my recent set-up for quarentine/hosptial purposes:

I have a little 1 gallon hex tank that I keep four Penn-Plax internal filters (sand shark) running in. There are only two in the pic below. Instead of using the cartridges you are suppose to use, I cut perfect replicas of the cartridges out of aqua-clear sponge replacements. This makes for a good place for beneficial bacteria and are easily cleaned with a squeeze. I feed the empty tank some shrimp pellets 2-3 times a week and vacuum once a week. No need for testing as waterchanges to keep pH solid are easy and there is never a fish inside.

Here's a pic:

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I also keep two tanks on hand for emergencies. A 10 gallon and a 5 gallon. If the fish is small, I use the 5 gallon. If the fish is 4 inches or bigger, It goes in the ten gallon. Since each emergency filter pushes 60 gallons per hour, and has a sponge for bio-bugs, one filter runs a 5 gallon and two runs a 10.

If I plan on treating a sick fish with medications or parasiticides that can harm the bio-filter, I do not allow the filter to cycle. Basically, I do 100% waterchanges every day and clean the tank/filter before filling back up. This makes very it easy to; keep poo out of the tank, aeration of the tank, and constant agitation of the meds in the water. In some cases where meds need to be in the water at certain levels for extended periods of time, I will run ammo-chips in the filter to remove ammonia while I cannot do a waterchange. But, I still have to clean the filter each day so as to hinder establishment of nitrIte producing bio-bugs, Thus removing nitrItes from of the equation.


All in all, I feel it is a very important thing to have an emergency plan for your fish.

Paul

I have a 20 gl as a quarantine/hospital tank, simply because I like to buy larger fish at times, and a 10 gl doesn't look comfortable enough for them to swim in.
The tank is filtered by an Aquaclar300, and keep it cycled with 4 huge snails. Well, actually as of a few weeks ago its 5 snails (found a baby snail in it). Its a simple bare bottom tank with the filter and an airstone, as well as a few big river rocks, no gravel, and obviously no plants (munch, munch.... )
When I need the tank for new fish and need to medicate the tank with bacteria kiling meds, I just take the filter media out of the filter and put it in a bucket with an airstone, being "fed" every few days. The snails go out as well, since they can't handle a simple salt treatment either.
The quarantine tank gets water changes every 2. day, without filter media every day. I just felt that sick or new fish have a much better time when fresh water is added more frequently than just once a week.

My hospital/quarantine tank is an 8 gallon foam cooler that I got from work after a fish order came in. I first used it to transport Mrs. Chubby home in it as she was too big to fit in a bag!

It's barebottom, AC30, gets a large water change every 3 days. It's currently holding Wobble and Clementine, my QT fish. I loosely lay the lid over the top at night and when I'm not home, just in case the fish decide they want to jump!

I keep the filter cycled by keeping it on another tank, and then stealing some media from the 77 if need be.

Here's a pic:

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Though I recently bought some fish, I don't normally, so I haven't got a spare tank for quarantine.

The quarantine tank now used, was a permanent home for my Moor. Once quarantine is over, it probably will revert back to him.

It is a 10g barebottom with no plants or ornaments. One hang on top filter, a box filter and an airstone. I have no carbon, and have crushed coral as media.

At work I use a large dustbin, clean mind you for quarantine/hospital tank.

I use zeolite and run an airstone. Water changes daily.

Slugger

I guess for QT it’s good to have an airstone, & if you do have a filter, take out the media if you’re going to medicate/salt..

I've used 5 and 10 gal. for my quarantine/hospital tank, with .3 salt solution. It was cycled the last time I used it, but won't be if I need it again. I had a substrate bottom last time, but I think I'm going bare-bottomed next time, as it was a pain to keep the params perfect with it.

I won't be adding any new fish to my 55 gal., as I don't ever want to run the risk of adding parasites to my healthy tank. It's exactly where I want it to be now. Eventually I'll be setting up a new, bigger tank, so I'll keep the hosp. tanks on hand for that. It's a pain to keep them going fishless right now, as my time is limited.

hi lolafish could you please not bring up old threads only reply if they are up to 2 months old thanks

Daniel,

I started this thread so that it could be an ongoing discussion as well as a source of information. So, any and everyone is welcome to post their ideas and comments.......

Thanks,


Paul

i use a 10 gallon rubbermaid with a airstone a heater and a filter called whisper 15 gallon

I have a twenty gallon I use as my qt. I don't usually keep it running as I run an AQ 50 on my greenwater tank which has amazing filtration as my hospitial filter. I use 10 gallons of green water and 10 fresh water dechlorinated with prime. I use fake plants so when I'm done using the tank I can bleach them and leave em out in the sun so all of the nasties are zapped off of them. I keep the tank barebottom and use both a heater and an airpump/ air stone. In the event I need more bacteria I have been stealing a bio ball or two from the greenwater sump. It works so well that I've packed the sump with extra bio balls so in the event I need bacteria in a jiff I can take from the sump without worry of upsetting that cycle.

I am currently using it with one of my oranda's who seems to have skin flukes, prazi ponding em as I type. She already seems improved but she'll be in there for a few more weeks I'm thinking until I'm postive all of the nasties are gone.

After its done I'm going to bleach it (wish I could find potassium permanagate but so far no luck but when I go back home to NY I'm going to get a ton) leave it out in the sun for a day or two and restart it up again and keep a few of my thugs cory's in it who seems to love to bug my snails. This way I can keep in cycled and stick my punk cory's back in with the snails when need be.

Hope that wasn't too long winded its been one of those days.....

The 2 48's needed to be changed as well as the 20 and my 90...And everyone is chasing everyone in the 150 along with snail clutches! Seems everyone in this house has had a shower execept me! No worries as soon as I have hot water again I'll remedy that. Now off to boil some yarn so make a spawning mop.

Ahhhh fish keeping, the peaceful hobby.

sorry toothless i was not watching i just posted wanted to help out sorry

I have just set up my very first tank EVER, and sorry to say it had to be a hospital tank to take care of a telescope that was living in my pond.

It's 10 gal with a whisper power filter that came with the tank. They guy at the store told me to buy gravel, but after reading this I am going to post a question if I should take that out.

I filled it with pond water so it tests good right from the start and when I do particial water changes I use pond water. I also dropped a few pond stones inside too.
I put some fake plants in. He seems happy and to be doing better.

my hospital tank is a 10 gallon rubbermaid with a elite hush 50 it is good the elite hush 50 filter is recomended for a 50gallon

well, i have a small 5 gallon tank with a wisper 30. i dont keep it set up. only when i buy a fish, i set it up. i just do an instant cycle, using part tank water, and part new, and a bio filter bag from my wisper 60. i also keep it bare bottom

how long do you keep a new fish the a QT?