Currently have a 125g tank that was previously running at former owners home for 2+ years. Basically just transferred the entire tank to my house (minus the water).
Two weeks ago, nitrates were sky high (150ppm). I dosed the tank with seachem prime because that’s all I had on hand. I did a 75% water change and attempted to sift the sand (BIG MISTAKE). I didn’t know you’re not supposed to touch the sand!! (first saltwater tank).
now the tank is full of this brown crap plus stringy looking algae all over the rock! I don’t know what to do. I bought 2 emerald crabs, 4 nassarius snails and a sand sifting starfish. The tank hasn’t improved at all. I only have 4 clownfish, one lemon damsel, one blue velvet damsel, one neon dottyback and one lawnmower blenny plus about 4 hermit crabs.
I tested the water two days ago and the values were as followed:
pH - 8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate ~ 10
Nitrite - 0
Salinity - 1.027
Temperature - 79.8
what can I do? Is this normal? I don’t want to add anything else in the tank for fear of it dying because something is wrong with the tank.
Two weeks ago, nitrates were sky high (150ppm). I dosed the tank with seachem prime because that’s all I had on hand. I did a 75% water change and attempted to sift the sand (BIG MISTAKE). I didn’t know you’re not supposed to touch the sand!! (first saltwater tank).
now the tank is full of this brown crap plus stringy looking algae all over the rock! I don’t know what to do. I bought 2 emerald crabs, 4 nassarius snails and a sand sifting starfish. The tank hasn’t improved at all. I only have 4 clownfish, one lemon damsel, one blue velvet damsel, one neon dottyback and one lawnmower blenny plus about 4 hermit crabs.
I tested the water two days ago and the values were as followed:
pH - 8.2
Ammonia - 0
Nitrate ~ 10
Nitrite - 0
Salinity - 1.027
Temperature - 79.8
what can I do? Is this normal? I don’t want to add anything else in the tank for fear of it dying because something is wrong with the tank.