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SourAngelfish · May 13, 2018

I’m not sure if this is considered an emergency but I was doing a water change and after I had drained 30% of the tank water and threw it out I realized that I don’t have enough salt to replace it. I’m a kid and I can’t drive and it’s late. So I have no way to get salt. I have corals exposed to air as well which is a problem. The tank is only fifteen gallons and I’m adding three gallons of water. The salinity of the water that is not fully salted is 1.012, should I just dump it in or wait?

SourAngelfish · May 13, 2018

I’m literally collecting salt creep and putting it in the bucket and dumping water on my exposed corals.

WVNed · May 13, 2018

Move everything down into the water. Move the rocks if you have to. give it some flow and a heater and it will be ok until tomorrow.

SourAngelfish · May 13, 2018

Thanks

timnem70 · May 13, 2018

If the rest of the 15 gallons is at 1.026, adding that amount, around 25%, of your 1.012 won't hurt more than having exposed corals. Someone else wanna chime in? It sounds like if you add that it may bring the overall volume of water down to a SG of maybe 1.023 or so. Thats a little low but the alternative is much worse.

WVNed · May 13, 2018

Make sure the minimum water level is covered on your heater

WVNed · May 13, 2018

a 15 gallon tank probably doesnt have 15 gallons of water in it. Who knows what the SG would end up being.

SourAngelfish · May 13, 2018

SourAngelfish · May 13, 2018

My salinity is already low so it’s not worth the risk. The bag looked a lot more full before I mixed it

WVNed · May 13, 2018

You could also drop an air stone in if you have an air pump but not a water pump. It might foam a bit

SourAngelfish · May 13, 2018

I don’t have an air pump, I’m just going to do the power head I guess. I have school tomorrow so is it okay that the tank will be like this for 18 or so hours?