Light in a quarantine tank ?

[nevpugh308]

I'm about to set up a 24"x12"x12" quanantine tank on a budget (blown all my dosh on the main tank ! oops !)

Do I really need a light on a QT ? (it's in a fairly well lit room) Or is it something I can do without ?

[mobius9oo]

No need to have a light on it, however I would go and buy a cheap hood from Petsmart or PetCo so there is something over it. Just to keep the tank covered and add some light to it.

[MichaelD]

Yeah some people just use the ambient lighting in the room. Fish to be quarantined should be put under dim lights anyway.

[nevpugh308]

Thats what I was thinking, i.e. they're stressed anyway, lighting might not help

Cheers :)