5 month old mixed reef tank, 50gal RS 170 - got velvet/brook a few wks ago that wiped out my fish (yes, I quarantined ), and now running fallow. My corals/inverts are doing well.
I had a bacterial bloom show up 3 days ago.
Waiting on a UV to arrive, but wanted to see what else I can do to tx current bloom, and prevent further blooms.
running carbon reactor, skimmer, floss and fuge.
alk 8.5
nitrates 0
phos 0.0
sal 35ppm
pH 8.2
nitrates/phos have been zero for a while. I am ghost feeding with pellets few times a week - should I dose some neonitrate/phos to bring it up a bit?
is the bacterial bloom caused by the imbalance between my 'good' ammonia eating bacteria, and other opportunistic 'bad' bacteria? If so, what can I do while await to add fish?
thx
I had a bacterial bloom show up 3 days ago.
Waiting on a UV to arrive, but wanted to see what else I can do to tx current bloom, and prevent further blooms.
running carbon reactor, skimmer, floss and fuge.
alk 8.5
nitrates 0
phos 0.0
sal 35ppm
pH 8.2
nitrates/phos have been zero for a while. I am ghost feeding with pellets few times a week - should I dose some neonitrate/phos to bring it up a bit?
is the bacterial bloom caused by the imbalance between my 'good' ammonia eating bacteria, and other opportunistic 'bad' bacteria? If so, what can I do while await to add fish?
thx