Please help

[hollybugg00]

I just realized my salt water tank has little to no salt in the water. The biggest fish in the tank is dying and there is no where I can get salt from at this time. Any suggestions.

 

[discoreefer]

How did it get this way? How are you measuring your sg when doing water changes? I would think most pet stores would be closed at this time of night.

 

[jkcoon]

I'd suggest posting your location... Maybe someone n here is close or hit up a local forum.

 

[Jritter02]

How the hell does your tank have no salt in it?!

 

[Spork3245]

How do you not have any salt in your tank or any salt in your house available to mix?

 

[discoreefer]

I kind of almost feel like we've been punked or something. If not, poor fishes!

 

[BryanS4]

I kind of almost feel like we've been punked or something. If not, poor fishes!

That was my first thought, someone trolling. How can you not have salt in your tank? I have tons if your around me that you can have.

 

[hollybugg00]

salt level is low

salt level is low

we just checked the salt water level and its super low we are located in Hammonton nj

 

[discoreefer]

Maybe you can find someone up late in your area here.

http://www.njreefers.org/

 

[hollybugg00]

can you make your own salt? is that A silly question

 

[discoreefer]

can you make your own salt? is that A silly question

Now I know we're being punked. If not, I'd really suggest you hold off on the reef aquarium hobby until you've done some research.

 

[Spork3245]

can you make your own salt? is that A silly question

You can make your own salt water... Not salt.

 

[hollybugg00]

that's what I meant.. sorry

 

[MinnFish]

How did you test your salinity?

 

[Spork3245]

With a saltwater aquarium you should always have salt-water on hand or, at the very least, the ability to make it. Instant Ocean Reef Crystals Salt, a cheap mixing pump and some type of container to mix it in; Either a 5 gallon bucket or a Rubbermaid Brute.

 

[Spork3245]

What size tank do you have? What is your current salinity? What did you use to measure salinity? How old is the tank? What fish and inverts are currently in the tank?

 

[Sk8r]

We need numbers. What is the current salinity?

 

[fishhuman]

Okay don't freak out. First why is it so low, salt does not evaporate with water so if anything it should be high. 2nd did you cycle this tank, 3rd what is the salinity. 4rth what is the tank size and 5th what is the fish.

 

[Sk8r]

As a general rule, fish can tolerate as low as 1.009, while a reef operates at 1.024-1.026. A salinity DROP can be done rapidly in safety (for fish) but a rapid salinity rise (unless it has happened within not very long at all) is not good. In general, correct low salinity by bringing it up .002 every 10-15 minutes, OR, better still, do it by topping off evaporation with salt water instead of fresh.

 

[tomreefer]

I would recommend to add salt to your top off that's what I did. Depends on how low. My tank was at 1.019 and I made a top off solution at 1.030 (1 gal a day). Took a couple of days to get to 1.026. I was using a hydrometer now using a refractometer way more accurate