Help! Water change issue

[ZachariahBeanz]

Hi, I was doing my 10% water change for my fish tank, and I thought I had enough water. I actually didn’t, and will be heading to get some water from an LFS in a bit, it’ll take an hour-ish to get there and back. Will my fish be okay. Nothing is turned on since there isn’t enough water

 

[14 foot reef]

more details needed. How heavily stocked ? fish only ? Live rock. Corals ?

Do you have power heads ?

How large is the system ? All in One ? Sump ?

 

[Dom]

Hi, I was doing my 10% water change for my fish tank, and I thought I had enough water. I actually didn’t, and will be heading to get some water from an LFS in a bit, it’ll take an hour-ish to get there and back. Will my fish be okay. Nothing is turned on since there isn’t enough water

Never remove water for a water change until your new water is ready to go in.

 

[Vinaka_vakalevu]

likely will be fine, is there enough water to keep a powerhead on for flow and aeration?

 

[Uncle99]

If 90% saltwater remains, zero issue with just a bit of flow.

 

[JustAnotherNanoTank]

You just need flow and they’ll be fine as long as the room temperature isn’t super cold.

 

[malacoda]

Unless you have it WAY overstocked, it'll be fine for an hour.

If you want a little extra peace of mind, drop in an air stone or a small power head to provide a little flow. Shouldn't be necessary though.