Need Immediate Help! Tank crack

[Mr.Shrimps]

My 30 gallon tank is leaking and I do not think it will last the night. I have a two ten gallon spare tanks. I am transferring everything into both. Should I add prime every day since it is not cycled? Will my fish and corals be ok?

Any advice, opinions, help will be greatly appreciated. Or step by step instructions that I should take? Thank you.

 

[ReefEco]

I would split whatever biological filtration you have (live rock, etc.) between the tanks and split your critters (or if you have minimal fish, put most of the filtration into the one with the fish, as your corals don't produce much waste). If you have sand in the 30g, I would leave it be, and don't split it or disturb it and try to move it over to the 10's, but it depends on how long its been running, and how much detritus might be in it. You shouldn't go through another cycle if the 30g was well established, and you are moving some filtration over into the two 10's. 30g tank is pretty cheap, so go get a new one quick (or upgrade!) and you won't need to worry about water too much. Top off manually for a day or two until you get a new tank. Do you have two heaters? If your fish are healthy, you can also get away with no, or very light feeding for a day or two until you get a new tank. Corals can also do without light for a day or two without too much trouble. If you regularly use Prime, or at all, does that mean you don't have a RODI unit? If not, time to get one : )

 

[Ron Reefman]

If the 30g tank that is leaking is cycled, the 2 smaller new tanks will be very close to cycled. But you will probably have less filtration so I'd suggest much more frequest parameter testing and water changes. If you don't have an RO/DI, then get to an LFS and buy mixed saltwater.

 

[Marco1]

I would get a 40 gal bin empty water from the 30 into that put all my rocks fish invert etc in that dont disturb sand get another 30 gal have someone help you take the leaking 30 off the stand put the new one in place and then add the sand from the old tank then add 10 gal of new water and the rest of the old water that would be my plan

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[TYC]

I would get a 40 gal bin empty water from the 30 into that put all my rocks fish invert etc in that dont disturb sand get another 30 gal have someone help you take the leaking 30 off the stand put the new one in place and then add the sand from the old tank then add 10 gal of new water and the rest of the old water that would be my plan

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This and run a powerhead in bin so rocks will keep water filtered. When I moved all my livestock was kept alive in 20 gal bin this way for several days. Oh also, make sure there's a heater in the bin too.

However if ur sand is old, I'd wash/rinse it prior to placing it in new tank.

 

[Dale_M]

Walmart sells 30 gallon totes for $14

 

[LeJeune981]

I used a 50 gallon tote from Walmart 18 bucks.. When my 150 gallon tank split the bottom seal... I kept my rock.. Power heads.. And heater in there for about 3 weeks... And every thing was perfectly fine.. I didn't have any fish... Just some inverts