Hello everyone, another newbie is in a pickle:
I have a 12g reef tank with a few new corals (1 Zoa, 1 Hammer, 1 leather, and 1 green star), 2 hermits, a ninja star snail, and a pair of tiny clownfish. I started my tank about 2 months ago and let it fully cycle (meaning ammonia to nitrite to nitrate spikes) and did a 50% WC before I added anything. I used seachem stability to promote bacteria growth at the start and I used seachem prime after my WC. All of my levels were “good” according to my LFS and my own testing at that point.
I added the leather and the clownfish pair about a week ago and tested my water all last week and my levels were still “good”. I noticed though that my leather was not fully open like it was at the store. I did some research and came to the conclusion that it was just “getting used to the tank” and that it was no reason to panic. The fish were completely fine.
Yesterday I went out and got the rest of the things in the tank (Zoa, Crabs, green star, Hammer, Snail). Those corals did the same thing as the leather coral; closed up and haven’t showed their colors since (I’m writing this 23 hours from when I put them into the tank). I floated then drip acclimated everything I got for about a half hour then put them into the tank.
Today, I check my tank and all of the corals are closed so I decide to test my water again. All is good but my Nitrite levels are nearly off the charts. Could this be what’s wrong/what should I do/are my corals going to die?
Thank you for any help!
I have a 12g reef tank with a few new corals (1 Zoa, 1 Hammer, 1 leather, and 1 green star), 2 hermits, a ninja star snail, and a pair of tiny clownfish. I started my tank about 2 months ago and let it fully cycle (meaning ammonia to nitrite to nitrate spikes) and did a 50% WC before I added anything. I used seachem stability to promote bacteria growth at the start and I used seachem prime after my WC. All of my levels were “good” according to my LFS and my own testing at that point.
I added the leather and the clownfish pair about a week ago and tested my water all last week and my levels were still “good”. I noticed though that my leather was not fully open like it was at the store. I did some research and came to the conclusion that it was just “getting used to the tank” and that it was no reason to panic. The fish were completely fine.
Yesterday I went out and got the rest of the things in the tank (Zoa, Crabs, green star, Hammer, Snail). Those corals did the same thing as the leather coral; closed up and haven’t showed their colors since (I’m writing this 23 hours from when I put them into the tank). I floated then drip acclimated everything I got for about a half hour then put them into the tank.
Today, I check my tank and all of the corals are closed so I decide to test my water again. All is good but my Nitrite levels are nearly off the charts. Could this be what’s wrong/what should I do/are my corals going to die?
Thank you for any help!