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jimmy_c

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I need to set up a quarantine / hospital tank. Found a 2.5 gallon tank that fits my area and will get a simple hang on the back filter.

 

1) So what meds / additives should I put in for Fish and what should I use for corals? Of course it would be cleaned up after each use.

 

2) How do some of you set up these type of tanks??

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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1207733

 

That's all the basic equipment you need. If you don't cycle the hospital tank (which is fine), just make sure you have some dechlorinator like Prime on hand, and do large water changes. I wouldn't use any meds unless you suspect a certain fish disease.

 

As for corals, ReVive, Coral Rx, or Bayer insecticide dips are all popular.

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I have 2 fluval spec Vs. 2 pieces of pvc for the fish to hide in and a heater in each. I use 2, so I can use the alternated tank method. But I have used prazipro in one and cuppermine in the other.

 

If you use prime, don't combine it with a medication, it becomes toxic.

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Thx. Guess I thought for all fish it was a good idea to run them thorugh some meds (copper treatment) for ICK or other parasites.

Just to be on the safe side. Agree about getting them use to food with out having to compete for it... I have a blue tang that gobbles up everything.

 

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1207733

 

That's all the basic equipment you need. If you don't cycle the hospital tank (which is fine), just make sure you have some dechlorinator like Prime on hand, and do large water changes. I wouldn't use any meds unless you suspect a certain fish disease.

 

As for corals, ReVive, Coral Rx, or Bayer insecticide dips are all popular.

Nano is this for all corals? Softies and stonys?

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Copper medications are finicky, the line between therapeutic and toxic is really small. Chloroquine is actually a less toxic, just as effective external parasite medication, from what I've read, its just a little hard to find (check e b a y). If you want to use prophylactic treatments, chloroquine for externals, and prazipro and/or metronidazole for internals are good safe bets. Don't use any antibiotics unless you are 100% positive that your fish has a bacterial infection; resistance caused by antibiotic overuse is becoming dangerously common in modern society.

 

As for coral dips, you'll read a million different stories, but those three are generally regarded as safe for most, if not all corals. I would just pick one though, don't use multiples on the same coral.

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Very good article, although I would be cautious about using maracyn (a powerful broad-spectrum antibiotic) without having a 100% certain diagnosis of a bacterial infection. Even then, dumping it down the drain after a water change makes me a little uneasy...

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I've never quarantined, and I haven't used a hospital tank in a long time. The way I see it is that once something is visibly sick, it's already in the tank, and the added stress of switching tanks rarely makes things better. That's just been my experience, of course. YMMV.

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First thing I would do would be the tank transfer method. Which almost completely eliminates the possibility of ich. Then observe and treat for what you see. Why waste money on medication if the fish has no illness?

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