My tank just spontaneously started leaking this morning -- I might not have noticed for a while if I wasn't concerned with a specific coral.
I've drained all but the bottom ~5 gallons (and can't get a siphon going for the life of me) and the sand.
All live rock and most of the tank water Is divided between the 10-gallon emergency tank I just put together and a 32-gallon brute. My BTA and a little Xenia are in the Brute, but almost everything else is crammed in that little tank. I put my sand-sifting seastar and brittle star in a 5-gallon bucket with sand and a heater. I don't think they'd do well in the thimble with the rest of the tank inhabitants.
How long can everything stay like this before they start freaking out, dying, or killing each other? I need to look at the warranty on my tank since I've only had it since the end of July.
Can/should I reuse the sand, or should I start with a fresh bag?
Also, please give me pity. This is not how I wanted my Saturday to go.
I've drained all but the bottom ~5 gallons (and can't get a siphon going for the life of me) and the sand.
All live rock and most of the tank water Is divided between the 10-gallon emergency tank I just put together and a 32-gallon brute. My BTA and a little Xenia are in the Brute, but almost everything else is crammed in that little tank. I put my sand-sifting seastar and brittle star in a 5-gallon bucket with sand and a heater. I don't think they'd do well in the thimble with the rest of the tank inhabitants.
How long can everything stay like this before they start freaking out, dying, or killing each other? I need to look at the warranty on my tank since I've only had it since the end of July.
Can/should I reuse the sand, or should I start with a fresh bag?
Also, please give me pity. This is not how I wanted my Saturday to go.