New look QTs
- Thread starter Humblefish
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Haha oh. U got a close up of yours! Such a beauty. I saw a small blue. Might be me. I searched for a yellow eye kole. Must be hiding.It's the regal and hard to miss
clsanchez77
20 Year Noob
Looks great! You ever consider using ABS fittings (black) instead of PVC? Or perhaps use the electrical fittings (grey).
Humblefish
Dr. Fish
I use fishing line to sew the netting onto the eggcrate.
Those are bare. It would be too much work to sterilize aragonite for future transfers.
i made my temp cover with eggcrate and used zip ties to tight the netting tight...
Are you tossing or sterilizing and reusing the sand? What size tanks/Tidal filters are those? I’ve got almost identical setup at home except 10g versions. Very clean!
Also where are you finding the sanitary tees in white PVC (tees that curve)? I can only find them in black ABS at Home Depot.
Also where are you finding the sanitary tees in white PVC (tees that curve)? I can only find them in black ABS at Home Depot.
clsanchez77
20 Year Noob
The ABS works as well and I suspect the black color might be more appealing to the fish.
Humblefish
Dr. Fish
I'm reusing the sand, but sterilizing it (along with the rest of the QT) every 6 months by dosing chlorine. This prevents biofilm from building up which degrades all non-copper medications.
I use the Seachem Tidal 110 on both my 40 breeder & 20 gal QTs. I think I got all my white PVC from Lowe's.
im actually done with my QT tank... not sure if i should just leave it running empty or break it down and completely sterilize it with something.... muratic acid? to clean my powerheads and aquaclear and tank? or something else... no need to keep it running .. hope i dont need it.... cant use it for a cleaner shrimp since it had copper at some point even though i been running carbon ROX and the cuprisorb for about 4 to 5 days now.
Humblefish
Dr. Fish
If you are completely done... I would break it down, sanitize everything with vinegar and let it all dry out. Make sure to clean the seams with a vinegar soaked paper tower, and the tank should be coral/invert safe again.
Humblefish
Dr. Fish
You could do it that way. Just don't allow your pumps/equipment to be exposed to vinegar water for too long. Long-term exposure to vinegar can damage them.
TBH, being it's only a 20 gallon... Its probably easier just to take everything outside, clean it with vinegar and then rinse thoroughly with a garden hose. Or at least that's how I always do it.
ok ill just scrub with a pad.... vinegar water mix... a specific ratio or pure vinegar.. and then soaked pure vingar paper towels on each silicone seam for at least a hour or 2 then rinse and let air dry for weeks and storage it goes!
hope i dont have to use it ever lol since all fish are done fingers crossed!
hope i dont have to use it ever lol since all fish are done fingers crossed!
Dr.Reef
Always at your service.
A simple easy way to sterile qt tank is to pour some bleach in the running tank. It will sterile everything in contact. Run it for a day or two drain it and air dry for 24-48 hrs and you are done.
Regarding using it again for inverts. When you set it back up run a poly filter and see if it registers copper. Most likely not. You are good to go.
Regarding using it again for inverts. When you set it back up run a poly filter and see if it registers copper. Most likely not. You are good to go.
phatduckk
Active member
Exactly what I did. Was looking to get it setup again this weekend till my wife informed me that we’re gonna “remodel” the garage. So now there’s no place to put it lol