Well, I didn't use a QT first time around and I got wiped out. My first replacements, a pair of perculas, were treated with hypo-salinty in a QT for over 6 weeks. Then the heat wave of '06 hit while we were on vacation. The tank temp went well over 90 and all corals bleached,
feather dusters died, inverts died and the female percula and their sebae anemone host died too. A percula replacement and a bellus angel will be done with hypo treatment in early October. Hopefully the clowns get along, the show is great.
My question is, do most QT corals, inverts and anemones??? I'd really like to add some frags, but want to try to maintain the "ich free" environment. It's alot of work and time, and doesn't make sense to take a shortcut, agreed? Since my "pod" population was devastated by the rise in temp, I'd like to re-seed, but should they be QT'd also?
Where does it end? Let me know what you think.
Attached a pic of the girl that didn't make it.
