I am going to setup a 10 gallon qt tank for corals and fish that will run 24/7 and had some questions. My first question is regarding the biological filtration and cycling. I have some sponges that have been seeding in my refugium for the last 3 weeks so I am planning on using those in the HOB filter. I can’t imagine that this will be enough to handle the bio load of a few small fish for a while in quarantine though. What is everyone else doing in their or QT tanks? I understand if there is a need to medicate all biological filtration needs to be pulled as it will be rendered useless after medicated. Should there not be a need to medicate I plan to keep a six line or something peaceful in the tank to keep the bio load going.
My second question is regarding lighting on the QT tank for when I will have new corals in there. I currently run ectoch radions on my DT and was leaning towards led’s for easier transition into the DT. At the same point don’t want anything high end just for a qt tank. There were two options I was looking at one of them being a T5 and the other led.
Current USA Orbit Marine Aquarium LED Light, 18 to 24-Inch
Or
36013 Mini Aqualight T5 Light Fixture
My second question is regarding lighting on the QT tank for when I will have new corals in there. I currently run ectoch radions on my DT and was leaning towards led’s for easier transition into the DT. At the same point don’t want anything high end just for a qt tank. There were two options I was looking at one of them being a T5 and the other led.
Current USA Orbit Marine Aquarium LED Light, 18 to 24-Inch
Or
36013 Mini Aqualight T5 Light Fixture