Quarantine Tank

[pippoodle]

Ok i got some platies from the LFS the other day and they are sick i never quarentined afish before cos i have never ever got a disease from a fish i got from the LFS
I have decided to have a quarantine tank on standby its the Rena Aqua 30 Bevelled Front ( got hubby to dig it out the shed) cos it fits on the floor between the stands of the other 2 tanks
So in the tank at the moment i got a thin layer of washed gravel and my stingray 5 empty of media and sponges sat on the side waiting to be used
I have the filter sponges and media soaking in the current fish tank .

So my question is this
Am i doing it right and what else do i need for a quarentine/hospital tank - i dont want to keep it up and running as i'll use it for something lol and wont have a quarentine tank then
any help would be appreciated

Thanks Sarah xx

EDIT: - fish are being treated

 

[kubora666]

Ok i got some platies from the LFS the other day and they are sick i never quarentined afish before cos i have never ever got a disease from a fish i got from the LFS
I have decided to have a quarantine tank on standby its the Rena Aqua 30 Bevelled Front ( got hubby to dig it out the shed) cos it fits on the floor between the stands of the other 2 tanks
So in the tank at the moment i got a thin layer of washed gravel and my stingray 5 empty of media and sponges sat on the side waiting to be used
I have the filter sponges and media soaking in the current fish tank .

So my question is this
Am i doing it right and what else do i need for a quarentine/hospital tank - i dont want to keep it up and running as i'll use it for something lol and wont have a quarentine tank then
any help would be appreciated

Thanks Sarah xx

depends what their illness is,. if its just whitespot you could buy some myaxin. that stuffs brilliant

 

[pippoodle]

i'm treating their illnes just wondering about wether i'm setting up the quarentine/hospital tank correctly but thanks for the reply

 

[kubora666]

i'm treating their illnes just wondering about wether i'm setting up the quarentine/hospital tank correctly but thanks for the reply

oh sorry i wouldnt know ive never needed one, i probably should have one.
sounds like your doing alright though =)

 

[pippoodle]

i'm treating their illnes just wondering about wether i'm setting up the quarentine/hospital tank correctly but thanks for the reply

oh sorry i wouldnt know ive never needed one, i probably should have one.
sounds like your doing alright though =)

i easily confuse my typing lol so dont worry
yes i thought it sounded ok just didnt know wether you should leave it running 24/7 or empty cos if i leave it running i know i will use it

 

[nosoup4you]

Sounds good thus far. Do you have room to put the whole filter in your established tank? You're going to want to get a heater if you don't already have one.

didnt know wether you should leave it running 24/7 or empty cos if i leave it running i know i will use it

It will not stay cycled without any fish in it...with nothing to eat the bacteria will die.

 

[Tolak]

Keep the quar tank filter running in your main tank, remove it for use on the quar tank when needed.

 

[pippoodle]

ok i'll put the whole filter in the fry/shrimp tank then and keep it running until i need it
yes i got a spare 100watt heater for the tank
would it benefit from silk plants or do you just leave it bare ?

 

[nosoup4you]

Most people just leave them bare so they don't have to mess around with decontaminating tank decor between uses.

 

[pippoodle]

Most people just leave them bare so they don't have to mess around with decontaminating tank decor between uses.

Thanks everyone for the replies - i just like to confirm and make sure i'm doing the right things before i do them as fish are living creatures and i dont want to harm them if possible so once again thanks for answering all my questions so far
hopefully from now on will only have to use as a quarentine tank and never a hospital tank unless the platys or guppys go weird and start attacking each other

 

[kribensis12]

I hope you platies get better.

 

[rhoda55]

I think it's a good idea to give the fish some sort of cover-plants, cave, etc, so that they don't feel so exposed in the QT tank. Added stress is only going to make them sicker.

And I keep the sponge for my QT filter in my main tank, so it is ready when needed.