Quarantine and Dip?
Kind Crew, I’d like to run past my FIRST Quarantine and Dip past you to see if on the correct path. I purchased a 20 gal complete with hood and lights for seven bucks at a yard sale to use as my Quarantine Tank. ( The plan is to pick up a long nose butterfly this weekend and add to my 75 gal after 4 weeks of QT.) I did a water change last weekend (10 gal) and added it to the 20. I’m in the process of mixing up another 10 gal to add to the 20 to make it a 50/50 split. I added a filter “sock” and whisper cartridge to my penguin in the 75 to transfer to QT after 1 week. Is this enough time to accumulate enough bacteria? The QT will consist of a whisper filter, heater and a pvc elbow to be purchased shortly. I read the article on Dips and one section has me confused. Number seven lists the best dip would be Meth blue and FW. Number 1. under “How do you do this stuff” states mixing up the dip with new or system water. I picked up the Meth blue but I’m not sure if I should mix it with fresh
