Quarantine tanks

[pcnicholson]

So, I've been reading about people having a small tank for quarantine and it seems like a good idea to me. One question though. How do you keep them cycled?

 

[musho3210]

i have 2 filters running on my 20 gallon, when i quarantine, i simply take one of the filter and set it up on the quarantine tank. Yay instant cycling (i have gotten a mini cycle once on the main tank though, so watch out for those)

 

[Aislinn]

I leave mine set up. The tiny one (2.5g) just has 2 snails in it. The 10g has some snails and some ghost shrimp. They keep it cycled. I throw in a pellet or wafer once or twice a week.

 

[Rbishop]

Pull over sponge filters from the other tanks for that purpose. Or just do daily water changes as necessary.

 

[cuticom]

My Quarantine has one of my goldfish in it, when I need to use the Q tank the goldy just goes and lives in the main tank.

 

[Ruben Tolon]

using filter media from an established system usually worked for me, but I've gotten to the point where I usually keep a fish or two in there when not in use for quarantine.