gopens Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 well as some may remember, after losing my fish, I have decided to set up a Q-tank. I have included some pics. I am looking for ideas to see if I am on the right path. I am also going to add some pvc pieces. but other than the pvc, this is what I have to work with. The aquarium is a 20 gallon high. I was looking for the long version, but there were none in my small town. I am also running a basic over the back filter. The heater is a cheap ol' 100 watt. one thing i am concerned about it the lack of water movement. should i go buy one of those little water pumps or do i need a spendy power head. I have seen some set ups that only had the over the back filter, and that was all for water movement. Here is the pic of my set up now here is a pic of the isert that came with the filter. It has been in my sump from my main tank for a few days now. I have been told to put this insert in the filter when i am ready to Q some fish. Will this filter insert collect enough "goodies" to seed my tank with the right stuff. Now the next pic is going to show how stupid I am in this hobby. I am not sure what it really is because I tossed the box. But it is a insert just like the above. Accept one side has a white looking filter annd the other side has some small black pellet looking things inside the filter. do I need to use this well thanks for any help. If everything looks good, I will be purchasing a 2-3 clowns this weekend and using my new Q-tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringwurm Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Looks good. I like to cover 2 sides of the QT with something black and put a few pieces of pvc so the fish have a place to hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowboardKid26 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 the blue one is a cartridige with floss on one side (white) and carbon in the middle. IF you put medication in your QT you don't want to have that insert in, because the carbon will absorb most of the medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopens Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 thanks for the comments. is that carbon filter good to have. i am only going to do a hyposalinity (sp) for 4-6 weeks in the QT. so no meds, unless i need to, that i will pull out the filter. also, should i go with a small power head. if so, what you recommen as far as gph. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Yah the carbon will help clean the water. I would add a small cheapo powerhead or another HOB filter for a little more water movement. Other than that looks like a great QT setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowboardKid26 Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 If your not going to medicate, I'd also try to feed them some garlic. It helps boost their immune system. You can either crush up some garlic and then use the juice to soak their food in, or I just use the food processer to chop it up REALLY fine, and feed it to them with their food. I'd add a powerhead to my tank, maybe just a 100gph or maybe 200 gph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopens Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 ya know, i never thought of doing another hob filter. that sounds like a good idea, plus i would be able to put to filter inserts from my main sump for extra bacteria. but than again, a power head might do the job as well. i am not medicating, unless i have to. what i am going to do is a hyposalinaty for 4-6 weeks. i hope this works. this will give my main tank 4-6 more weeks to cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 If you do the HOB, then it will elimenate having to boost your water changes for waste. Looks like a good setup. Now when the people who don't have a QT want to use yours charge them. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 how low are you going to go with hypo? what kind of fish are you treating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopens Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 how low are you going to go with hypo? what kind of fish are you treating? i am treating 2 very small percs. i am slowely taking it down to .009. i will be lowering the level over the next week or so. i have heard of people lowering it within 8 hours. but i have also heard to do about .001-.002 a day. whats your thoughts. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 my thoughts? I run my FO tanks as low as .011, I usually drip them for about 4-5 hours. longer is better, but there is only so many hours in the day for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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