Bacteria bloom from dosing alkalinity?

[Rodan]

I had a bad bacterial bloom my ammonia has went to 2ppm I did a water change only 20% because that’s all I had and used a product that gets rid of ammonia. Is it possible me dosing alk caused a spike? I’m gonna try and get more water tomorrow sadly my blenny died in like 2 hours but the rest of my fish are still kicking.

 

[gbroadbridge]

I had a bad bacterial bloom my ammonia has went to 2ppm I did a water change only 20% because that’s all I had and used a product that gets rid of ammonia. Is it possible me dosing alk caused a spike? I’m gonna try and get more water tomorrow sadly my blenny died in like 2 hours but the rest of my fish are still kicking.

What product did you dose for Alkalinity?

There is no product that removes ammonia - only water changes can do that.

 

[Rodan]

What product did you dose for Alkalinity?

There is no product that removes ammonia - only water changes can do that.

I meant detoxify ammonia and I was dosing redsea like I normally do

 

[Rodan]

Also with this spike I have this weird white algae growing

 

[gbroadbridge]

I meant detoxify ammonia and I was dosing redsea like I normally do

There is nothing that detoxifies ammonia - only water changes do that.
Don't believe it if it says it does on the bottle.

There is also nothing in the Red Sea Alkalinity product that would cause a bacterial bloom.

How old is the tank and what else are you dosing?

 

[Rodan]

There is nothing that detoxifies ammonia - only water changes do that.
Don't believe it if it says it does on the bottle.

There is also nothing in the Red Sea Alkalinity product that would cause a bacterial bloom.

How old is the tank and what else are you dosing?

I dose calc,mag,alk thats it. My tank is 18 months old a lot of the cloudiness has went away.

 

[Rodan]

Also I got dr tims live nitrifying bacteria but its expired would it be bad to use it to lower ammonia/nitrate?