mling March 6, 2014 Share March 6, 2014 Do the usual rule of acclimatization apply when you move a fish from QT to the DT ? This is a new fish from a LFS so QT was just for observation of possible diseases. . The salinity in my QT and DT are the same, so is the temp. I am wondering if it would be less stressful for the QT fish to go straight to the DT, versus being transferred via another container. For those that QT fishes, what's your practice ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishie89 March 6, 2014 Share March 6, 2014 (edited) I would do a short and fast acclimation. 15 minutes with a fast drip. Actually maybe 30 minutes with a medium drip. My concern is the fish coming from a store and not your home, even though it was in QT. Sent from my toaster using tapatalk2 Edited March 6, 2014 by Squishie89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dread240 March 6, 2014 Share March 6, 2014 No acclimation at all. My qt is fed from my display tank and I change it frequently, just scoop, quick fresh saltwater rinse and in they go Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k March 6, 2014 Share March 6, 2014 Drop it in if temp and ph are same. No issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crob5965 March 7, 2014 Share March 7, 2014 i'm confused does your QT tank pump back into your DT? if so it's not really a QT tank, maybe I missed something so I wont jump on a soap box about it however I have rushed the QT process before and well let's just say it didn't end well for me Never again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mling March 7, 2014 Author Share March 7, 2014 i'm confused does your QT tank pump back into your DT? if so it's not really a QT tank, maybe I missed something so I wont jump on a soap box about it however I have rushed the QT process before and well let's just say it didn't end well for me Never again lol No, my QT and DT tanks are totally separate. Maybe your comment was meant for dread240, he seems to have his QT connected to his DT, kind of does not make sense to me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dread240 March 7, 2014 Share March 7, 2014 I pump water from DT to the QT, and pump water from the QT down the drain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime March 7, 2014 Share March 7, 2014 I pump water from DT to the QT, and pump water from the QT down the drain I presume you QT everything, corals and fish, etc. in order to prevent anything for hitting your DT in that case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dread240 March 7, 2014 Share March 7, 2014 (edited) I presume you QT everything, corals and fish, etc. in order to prevent anything for hitting your DT in that case? you got it, though invert/coral setup doesn't stay up all the time, 20L i use for fish is always up and running whether something is in it or not I lost my entire tank to velvet many many moons ago.. I will not go through it again. I've probably lost more fish getting stressed out from a bare QT tank or when I'm doing tank transfer then had diseases but I'd rather not take the chance Edited March 7, 2014 by dread240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime March 7, 2014 Share March 7, 2014 I lost my entire tank to velvet many many moons ago.. It only takes once to learn for most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crob5965 March 7, 2014 Share March 7, 2014 No, my QT and DT tanks are totally separate. Maybe your comment was meant for dread240, he seems to have his QT connected to his DT, kind of does not make sense to me too. Yes it was sorry I have been keeping my fish in Hypo for around 4-6weeks without any signs and then raise the salinity and watch another 7-10 days. dont know if that's the best way or not I'm no expert, but I did rush the process before and lost a lot of fish because of it. of course it's always the final fish that you introduce to your tank lol. sorry I got distracted and forgot to answer your question, it sounds like they will be fine with the immediate transition from 1 tank to another, as long as your sure that the fish is G2G Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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