do you quarantine your new additions?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by SiliconGuy

I'm surprised to see the apparent majority that do not use a QT.

Not surprised at all. QT requires extra time and money, and requires patience. All things that go against the grain for the vast majority of people in the hobby.

My QT is a 50g in my kitchen that I have to apologize to my wife about all the time. Takes work, extra salt, etc. Not something most people would do, and I wouldn't either if I hadn't lost over 3k in fish in the last 2 years. Now it's only smart for me to do it. I don't like it, but it's necessary.

[SiliconGuy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Not surprised at all. QT requires extra time and money, and requires patience. All things that go against the grain for the vast majority of people in the hobby.

OK, point taken. Well I guess then that we have two groups:
the ones that have been burnt and the ones that will

Much like backing up your computer before loosing data...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by SiliconGuy

OK, point taken. Well I guess then that we have two groups:
the ones that have been burnt and the ones that will

Much like backing up your computer before loosing data...

Ya. I bet if you're bored, you can find old posts by me very against QT. Didn't believe in it at all, and not even from a lazy or money standpoint. But having watched all my fish die, I'm never doing that again as long as I can help it.

But, there are lots of different people in the hobby. Some can't afford it. Some have more money than they know what to do with and don't mind replacing fish. Some think they're "just fish". Some don't care. Some can't afford it, some don't have room to do it, some can't or won't make the time.

Some of us can't afford not to do it

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by SiliconGuy

OK, point taken. Well I guess then that we have two groups:
the ones that have been burnt and the ones that will

Much like backing up your computer before loosing data...

Good one,... Now, hmmm, when did I last back up my computer?... Gonna have to dust off that old external drive, maybe this weekend. Thanks for the reminder.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ya. I bet if you're bored, you can find old posts by me very against QT. Didn't believe in it at all, and not even from a lazy or money standpoint. But having watched all my fish die, I'm never doing that again as long as I can help it.

Happy to see you are still a convert...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

Happy to see you are still a convert...

I have to be, I'm not one of those guys that can afford to replace tankfuls of fish on a regular basis And I actually get attached to the fish I have, and hate seeing them die. I'm really a softie inside -lol

[Skimmer Juice]

me to I get attached to my fish , I feel like when I get a fish its up to me to keep it living happily for its life

[seabreeze]

Originally Posted by SiliconGuy

OK, point taken. Well I guess then that we have two groups:
the ones that have been burnt and the ones that will

Much like backing up your computer before loosing data...

Perfectly said!

[theokie]

I used to do a 2 to 3 day observation, seperate tank, just hit them with Prazipro to deworm and was fine. For almost 2 years. Then I got some Lammark's angels and didn't acclimate them separately as I wanted to get them eating in my reef, and they brought velvet. After having to tear down a 200 gallon tank 48x48 in order to catch the remaining fish to treat. I'm going to do the all out full multi-month quarantine. I lost close to 1500 in fish, some of which I had become quite attached too.

you may be fine with the gamble, and well ick doesn't kill healthy fish, when Velvet strikes you will understand why people go to such great lengths to quarantine.

On the plus side, this curbs any impulse buying as well, as I currently only have one 75 gallon tank dedicated to quarantine.