Quarintine tanks

[Malbri]

How big does everyone have for their quarintine tank

Do you do the rubbermaid with holes cut in the top for a filter and a ceramic plate for the heater to go on or do you have another glass or acyrilic tank

[Junky123]

Personally I would use the standard 10gl tank. It's cheap and easy to manage.

[Malbri]

isnt a rubbermaid cheeper?

[Rbishop]

Possibly, if not free at a garage sale. But with glass, I can see through it.

[Malbri]

Well I mean the clear rubbermaids, but ya i guess those are harder to see through than glass which is better if you are trying to keep a close eye on a sick fish

[Sploke]

Plus with a glass tank, you don't have to worry about melting the plastic with a heater, or bowing and cracking. I've used rubbermaids for fish and turtles, and I'm using one for a sump now, but they're not really made to be full of water. You can get a 10gal tank for 10 bucks brand new at walmart, to me its worth an extra 5 bucks for the security.

[Malbri]

Ok ill just get one at walmart, but that leaves me with another question, covers
Is it better to get the kit for 30 bucks with the lit cover with a space for the filter and heater or to get just a screen top and cut holes for air pump tubing and have an undergravel filter and a fully submersable heater

[fishcatch22]

you shouldn't worry too much about lighting. sick fish like it dark to minimize stress. but yes, you do need a heater still. I reccomend a sponge filter for QT tanks, as undergravel filters need gravel to work and I don' keep gravel in my QT tank.

[Malbri]

Well what do I use as a cover?

[fishcatch22]

I don't use one, but you can use screening.

[Malbri]

well you cant put a filter in with screen covers

[fishcatch22]

yes, you can. you just cut a small hole for the airline tubing for the sponge filter.

[NeonJulie]

I have a 4 gallon rubbermaid, one that's top is split in half like an "S" so I could feed the wires and tubing down it. I haven't had to use it yet. I wanted the non-glass version so I can use it as a temporary hurricane evacuation as well (which you can't do with glass). I'm thinking I might get a larger size though if I come across. (But I think with siphoning out waste, I could make do with all my small fish for a few short days.)

[Sploke]

For me, QT tanks are all about function over form since you're not really displaying anything. You could get a cheapo plastic hood from a pet store, get a screen top and cut holes for wire/airline tubing, or even get piece of glass cut to fit over the top of the tank.