Aquarium Quarantine Tank Setup

Parasites injury and infectious disease are an unfortunate and unavoidable aspect of the aquarium hobby.

Aquarium quarantine tank setup. The legendary clearseal 46 x 25 x 25cm 18 x 10 x 10 aquarium has been used in the set up shown above complete with plastic hood and polystyrene tile cushioning underneath. List of things is below. A quarantine tank for fish is typically set up and maintained for a couple of different reasons.

Ahhh yes the often dismissed but very necessary part of the aquarium hobby the infamous quarantine. Step by step guide how to setup quarantine hospital tank. But first all selection of tank is essential.

The tank is filled with tap water the filter turned on and the fish are dumped in. To quarantine freshwater fish first set up a quarantine tank that s at least 10 gallons by filling the tank with treated water and installing a filter heater and power head. It s large enough to quarantine fish up to about 10cm 4 in length and small enough to be portable.

The following are the bare essentials. An article on how to set up a quarantine tank qt for freshwater fish saltwater fish and coral keepers. To set up your hospital tank start by filling it with water as near the temperature of your main tank.

Quarantine tank setup for aquarium fish. To quarantine newly purchased fish for a period of time to ensure the fish are not sick or are carrying any types of harmful parasites that would infect the inhabitants of your main tank. A quarantine tank is just want it sounds like a separate tank designated for the quarantine of sick or potentially sick fish.

1 aquarium tank. There are no decorations so the fish are stressed. Smaller qt is cheaper easier to maintain and can be setup broke down quickly heater and thermometer.