How many quarantine tanks

[spsking]

How many quarantine tanks are necessary for proper parasite control?

I understand one is needed for fish (whether it's one tank with copper, choroquine phosphate etc) or ttm. But supposed you quarantined them properly, what about incoming coral frags that may be harboring ich cycsts? Or snails?

 

[DangerDave]

For me the number is zero. I want diversity, and a high tolerance for disease/outbreak of any kind. YMMV.

Dave

 

[diana a]

I have two quarantine tanks...one for fish and one for coral....and yes I do quarantine snails. I religiously use bayer dip, and CoralRX before quarantining...it doesn't matter where the corals come from. They stay in QT for 4-6 weeks

 

[Humblefish]

I have two quarantine tanks...one for fish and one for coral....and yes I do quarantine snails. I religiously use bayer dip, and CoralRX before quarantining...it doesn't matter where the corals come from. They stay in QT for 4-6 weeks

^^ This is what I do as well; although I isolate all corals/inverts to a fishless environment for 76 days.

The thing about a coral/invert QT is it can be pretty simple. One or two pieces of LR for filtration, heater, some flow, decent light, etc. You don't even really need a skimmer being there should be no fish present.