What is needed for a hospital tank?

[Ricerocket]

I need to build a 20L Quarantine/Hospital tank and need to know what is needed for filtration?

Do I need a airline pump if I have a filter that puts oxygen in the water? What type of filter is best for this application?

Thanks

[Crazy-Algae-Eater]

I would use a cnaister filter and let it run in your establish tank for a while at least a month in order for the necessary bacteria to colonize in it.

[Ricerocket]

So is a canister filter a good way to keep a quarantine tank running? I will still need to do frequent water changes is this correct?

[vapor1]

I would do water changes on the hospital tank with water out of your main tank. That way the water conditions ought to be the same.

[Steven Pro]

http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...tinetanks.html
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/QuarMarFishes.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/quaranti.htm
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.htm

[Ricerocket]

Cool thanks for the info. One other question is how do you supply the water with oxygen? I didn't see anything on that in those articles and thought it was important to do that somehow.

Thanks

[tam]

air stone? or if you use a canister, have the return above water usually works.

[Ricerocket]

(Gas exchange on Quarantine Tank)
And what if you have full glass hood? Should you not use a full glass hood?

I'm thinking about going with a Hagen AquaClear Filter along with a Maxijet 400. Full glass lid as well.

Does this appear to be a good plan for this app?

[tam]

Either way, its not going to be a FULL glass top. You have to have an opening for filter and that should prove enough for a gas exchange with the water from the filter falling into the water in the tank.

tam

[Ricerocket]

I worry too much... That does make perfect sense. Thanks

[tam]

Better to worry now than worry later. I never QT'd my fish though, but then again I got it off a local reefer with a nice tank, haha. When I get my Yasha/Yashia Goby, I definitely will though.

Tam