what should i do with a ten gallon tank

[bighitrider45]

hello, I have a empty ten gallon tank, I was wondering what I should or could do with it. Or if anyone wants it, sell it.

 

[Juanfer]

do you have a qt tank??

 

[bighitrider45]

no, but i dont really want to make one even though i prolly should

 

[returnofsid]

Grrrr...make it a QT tank!! Oh, here's another idea...MAKE IT A QT TANK!!! lol. I learned that lesson the hard way. I'm sure a lot of people on here have also learned it the hard way. I hope you don't. I'm not looking to start a QT tank for my corals as well. I'll probably switch the 10 gallon to a coral QT and make a 29 QT for fish.

If you're convinced you're NOT going to make it a QT tank....and want to do some research...and are interested, make it a seahorse tank. That's something else I'd love to do!!

 

[Passinetti2007]

turn it into a sump I did with my 10 gal tank.

 

[spongebob lover]

it can be turn into sump, top off , qt tank, another fish tank, a refugium, a zoo tank, and i think that's about it.

i think a quarantine tank is very important but if you don't want to then i'm sure there's many things that you can do it with it ... don't sell it dood .

 

[bighitrider45]

hmm well how should i set it up to be a qt tank?

 

[returnofsid]

Doesn't take much. Standard fluorescent lighting or even the cheap incadescent lighting are fine. A small power head or even better, a small HOB power filter, or sponge filter. You can put the sponge filter or the media from the Power filter in your sump to seed it. Put in a couple larger PVC fittings for fish to hide in and you're set. You don't even need sand or live rock. I have live rock and sand in mine because I also use it for growing pods. In fact, it's used more for that than for QT. I do QT fish in it as well though. I just don't medicate them. I have mine full of Chaeto and it's full of pods.

 

[burning2nd]

make a qt tank.
the 5.5 qt

your gonna kick your self in the a@@ when your hole tank dies cause you bought a fish you really really really wanted.(that had parasite).. and just had to have it... so instead of qting him you ploped him in the tank....


i run my qt tank with very simular perameters to my tank, for eazy switching, and prep time

 

[NaH2O]

Here are some articles on quarantine:

Quarantine Methodology, part one by Terry Bartelme

Quarantine Methodology, part two by Terry Bartelme

To Quarantine or Not to Quarantine, That's a Good Question by Bob Goemans

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro

 

[Snowboarda42]

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127007