Little bit of a backstory here, two weeks ago I had a newly added rock flower anemone die (was constantly moving due to a Jawfish relocating sand and rubble on top of it). I knew it wasn’t looking too hot when I left for work in the AM and the tank was cloudy and the anemone was dead when I returned in the evening.
I cut back on feeding and did a 25% water change that night and also ran a few tests. No detectable nitrates / nitrites but I noticed a huge alk swing (typically 9.2 to now 12.00). I switched salt from hw marine mix pro to IO reef crystals but didn’t expect such a huge swing with that change. Especially considering that I don’t dose.
I added a UV sterilizer on day 7 and that seemed to help clear up the water but it is still noticeably cloudy. Additionally, I have this stringy, slimey, white stuff clinging to the surfaces of the tank, which I assume is bacteria.
yesterday (day 12) I did a small 10% waterchange in an attempt to bring down the alk more. Am I going crazy? Are bacteria blooms and alk swings correlated?
I cut back on feeding and did a 25% water change that night and also ran a few tests. No detectable nitrates / nitrites but I noticed a huge alk swing (typically 9.2 to now 12.00). I switched salt from hw marine mix pro to IO reef crystals but didn’t expect such a huge swing with that change. Especially considering that I don’t dose.
I added a UV sterilizer on day 7 and that seemed to help clear up the water but it is still noticeably cloudy. Additionally, I have this stringy, slimey, white stuff clinging to the surfaces of the tank, which I assume is bacteria.
yesterday (day 12) I did a small 10% waterchange in an attempt to bring down the alk more. Am I going crazy? Are bacteria blooms and alk swings correlated?