Small tank transfer problem!

[awesomesauce]

I'm in the middle of transferring my axie into a 20 gallon tank. I went and bought some sand for him and all of that, and he's sitting in a bag waiting to be let out into the tank. Only problem is, the sand I bought was packaged in salt water. I already have the tank filled and ready to go.

Will he be okay with a small amount of salt in the water? I put water conditioner in already and everything, I just want him to be okay!

 

[Gia]

I wouldn't use it but maybe others will have more opinions. Use play sand from home depot. You can put him in bare bottom its not a big deal then get plays and when you get to it. Just make sure to rinse play sand well.

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[PatchworkClocks]

It's not a good idea to use sand that might have salt in it. Salt can irritate an axolotl's skin and is just generally not encouraged unless there's a fungal infection. Like Gia said, just get some play sand from a hardware store. It's best not to cut corners when it comes to the welfare of an animal, keep that in mind.

 

[awesomesauce]

I wouldn't have used it at all if I had known that it came in seawater. I already had the tank set up. It was only a few cups of water, at most, and there's about 13gallons of water in there on top of that, along with water conditioner. I decided on putting him in there, at he seems to be doing okay, but i'll definitely be watching him closely. I plan on changing out at least half of the water by tomorrow. I'm thinking it's diluted enough to not bother him, but I'm no expert. Any other advice is welcome.

 

[Kaysie]

Do you know how concentrated the salt is in the substrate? It may not have been just regular sea-water, but a concentrated solution. Also, what's the composition of the sand? If it's made of coral or calcium-based, it's not suitable for axolotls anyway.

I would flush it all out a couple of times to remove the salt.

 

[awesomesauce]

He's been in there for about 2 days now.and seems to be doing fine. I'm not sure of the composition of the sand, but I will check when I get back home. I will definitely be sure to flush the sand out a few times if it isn't calcuim based. Thanks so much.