My fish tank cracked

[killerinstinct]

So my fish tank cracked when I was moving it, I used rags to collect some water and through my corals and fish and rock in a bucket, I ran to the store and bought premade saltwater, now the next day I tested my tank and it’s at ammonia is through the roof!!! Not sure what I can dose to lower down the ammonia in my tank. The rock in my original tank is about 5 months. I have already switch out the carbon sack not sure what else to do now.
Live stock: clownfish and blenny
1 bta
3 lps
3 sps
1 acan
3 polyps
Dead stock
1 clownfish
1 Condy anemone

My ammonia is at 3.7
Salinity 1.27
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Temperature 78f
Ph 8.1

 

[JGT]

How are you using the tank at all if it cracked?

 

[Naekuh]

Go get Prime / Safe, and start trying to neutralize the amonia.
You can also try a bag of zeolite.

Your dead clown and anenome probably nuked the tank.
Your only option is do a massive water change.

However this is all a bandade until you get a replacement tank, or tub.

 

[Fish Fan]

I‘m sorry to hear about your tank! I’d say a large water change is in order. Best of luck!

 

[killerinstinct]

I bought a new tank and added some of the older water that I collected In my apartment floor and also bought premade water and PETCO. I tossed the fish and the nem that were in my tank. Sorry for the confusion

 

[killerinstinct]

But my issue is that the tank is cloudy so I added a new carbon sack and my only issue right now is the ammonia 3.7ppm not sure how I can lower it.

 

[Naekuh]

The premixed water at petco may have been tainted.

Do you have access to a RO/DI unit?
Can you premix some fresh salt water?

How large is this tank?
If at an emergency, you can go to your market, look for one of those water dispenser machines, put your bucket inside it, and get RO water from them.
Use that to mix your salt for fresh salt water.

Its Not as good as DI, but its a lot better then TAP.
And start mixing salt water ASAP.

Your on a race with time right now to knock out that ammonia, before something else dies, and you end up on a run away train, wiping your entire tank out.

 

[gbroadbridge]

I bought a new tank and added some of the older water that I collected In my apartment floor and also bought premade water and PETCO. I tossed the fish and the nem that were in my tank. Sorry for the confusion

You will need to keep doing water changes to keep Ammonia under control.

Also get some bottled bacteria starter and add to the tank. That may help to speed up the cycling process.

Do not rely on any product like "Prime" to control ammonia.
It has been proven that it does nothing at all to reduce ammonia

 

[killerinstinct]

I used this premixed saltwater, also bought prime and zeolite, I added a small dosage of microbacter starter also for nitrifying bacteria. Wish me luck

 

[Naekuh]

just note zeolite should not be used long term, as you can starve out all your benifical bacteria.
This is only to help you bring down your ammonia to more manageable levels, and then should be pulled out, as you need to see if your ammonia is continuously rising or not, which then can mean you have other issues going on.

Also i do not trust petco premade water.

I would mix up my own salt water using RO water which is still my recommendation for you, as you still should do a massive water change.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Do 2-3 gallon water changes daily for 10-14 days and run chemipure blue which will keep po4 and no3 in check. Do not use prime for other than prepping water- It does not remove ammonia as bottle implies

 

[BlueSkyAT]

Did you say you used rags to soak up water off the floor, then used that water?

 

[jabberwock]

Did you say you used rags to soak up water off the floor, then used that water?

uh oh. Who mops the floor and with what?

 

[killerinstinct]

My Aquarian is doing fine now, I added zeolite, prime, a new sock of carbon and added microbacter starter. Earlier today I check my ammonia level and it’s at 0.7ppm . Live stock is doing fine nem and fishes are eating, my sps are opening up also polyps and euphyllia are doing great. I did not however reuse the sand since I didn’t want to cloud up the water.

 

[killerinstinct]

uh oh. Who mops the floor and with what?

I have two dogs in the living room that shed like crazy, I guess I got lucky with a women that cleans

 

[jabberwock]

I have two dogs in the living room that shed like crazy, I guess I got lucky with a women that cleans

Flea meds?

 

[killerinstinct]

Flea meds?

No flea or meds my dogs are on. Tank is doing good now, added a new clownfish aswell.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

No flea or meds my dogs are on. Tank is doing good now, added a new clownfish aswell.

Glad you were able to add a new clown!