blue tangs keep dying

[littlefoot]

How come my blue tangs keep dying while in qt. None of my other fish did? Also, say if your tank all of a sudden breaks and the fish are going to be out of water what do people do?
do they have an extra tank ready or do you hurry up and get a salt h2o mixture going. Do you leave them in plain h20 while youre gettn it ready? or do you just except it your going to lose fish. Just hypothetically.

 

[mk2flip]

always keep mixed saltwater on hand

 

[mk2flip]

how are you acclimating them

 

[tk1360]

How big is your QT as well?

 

[Bebo77]

what does your QT tank consist of?

i have 300 G so if my tank breaks i am sol...

 

[coast2coast7390]

dont know whats up with your blue tangs
about the emergency
i have empty tanks a 10 gal and water ready...mostly for water changes but can use it for emergencies...i also have my pond now that i can toss the fish in long enough to keep them alive so i can mix water or set up something quick...oh i also have a 12 gallon running with nothing in it cept snails live sand and cheato...i guess you can consider it a QT

 

[IPowderBlueTang]

I keep an empty 100 gal rubbermaid ready. My 120 gal sprung a leak and had to be reseal and switch everything over in a day and in 2 days my 120 was reseal and up and running again!

 

[tk1360]

to answer the emergency question I have two or three small tanks that can be pressed into service and I keep at least 10 gallons of water ready to go either for emergency tank issues or water changes.

 

[clevername]

Well, i have a 10gallon Refugium with LR and DSB and some macro algae; wost case take out the macro algae and transfer my fish.

But i do have a 30gallon rubbermaid where i mix my water in.

 

[virginiadiver69]

I think it's a good idea to have enough Brutes on hand that will store your tank contents. I have 3 40 gals for my 125 gal. One is used for fresh, one for mixed and one empty. If your scenario ever happened to me I would transfer my tank water and contents into these.

 

[FLReefGirl]

How long does pre made salt water last? Is there a shelf life to it?

 

[PatMayo]

If you keep it tightly covered it will keep for long time. I make up 44 gallons at a time and change 12 gallons weekly. I mix it good and then turn off the heater, pump and air stone.

I turn them back on 24 hours before I need it so that it is the same temp as the tank and it's aerated well.

Regards,

Pat