I have a 6 gal nano cube and the pump seems to have broke. It won't push any water and I'm worried about the fish making it 24hrs. What do you guys think?
2006-09-28 15:38:29 · 7 answers · asked by Tom C 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Depends on what you have in the tank. There is probably going to be some die-off of your live rock when you start it up again, so watch out for ammonia spikes. Keep the lights off in your tank and stir it up a bit every now and then. Dismantle the pump and see if the impeller is jammed.
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2006-09-29 02:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure when you fix the pump you use the old filter media as there is still a lot of good bacteria in there. I would also suggest a 25% water change to get rid of the ammonia build up.
2006-09-29 02:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by fish lips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, first issues first do no longer forget that marine fish are quite vulnerable to any polution interior the tank and that they are plenty much less resiliant than tropical fish. the reason you utilize a buffer tank is to effectively strengthen the quantity of water interior the gadget to that end diluting any toxins. yet you nonetheless could desire to generally replace the water as generally as you may arise with the money for to fantastically plenty. I cycle my marine tank as quickly as a week. do no longer mess around approximately with the salt content cloth. Use precisely the parts offered on the packet. Cannister filters are ok for marine setups, yet no longer optimal. you could desire to bathe the clear out very generally. The greater generally you sparkling the greater desirable the water high quality and that's the main mandatory factor on your fishes survival. Get some style of agitation interior the water... use an air pump to get the water shifting, this might strengthen the quantity of dissolved oxygen... reliable for the fish. i might propose stripping the tank down and restarting it. sparkling it thoroughly and upload fish separately over a protracted era and notice the way it is going. And save biking the water!
2016-12-12 17:05:56 · answer #3 · answered by miracle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the others said, 24hrs should be safe for your fish. But definitely replace the filter ASAP.
2006-09-28 15:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should be alright especially if you have some sort of aerator, something to make bubbles in the water to maintain oxygen
2006-09-28 15:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by bill e 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
24 hours shouldn't be a problem, but much more, the ammonia will start to build up to toxic levels.
2006-09-28 15:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by warriorwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no more them 24 hrs if you go more then that nitrit and other will rise
2006-09-28 15:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by ultra_6802000 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋