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Hey guys so i have a Fluval 13.5 g tank with probably about 10g due to the amount of rock in the tank. Tank is about 4 months old and has been very stable I’ve been keeping everything alive and well until this morning. I woke up and seen my Acro completely bleached white... my heart dropped and I noticed that none of my other coral is opening(Elegance, Hammer, Torch, some Zoas) my Blasto and candy canes seem ok and my two frostbite clownfish seem ok as well. I immediately tested my parameters and found that there is ammonia and nitrite present in tank at about 0.2 using the Red Sea test kit.
I believe I know what my mistake was. I normally do a 50% water change every Sunday and my tank has been thriving.I got a bit lazy and did a water changea couple of days late on Wednesday. After doing the water change and cleaning thesubstrate I decided to add a bit of Fritz Zyme Bacteria in a bottle. I think this is what caused my ammonia and nitrite levels to rise. Not too sure.
I read online that bacteria needs to be replenished every once in a while and so after 4 months I felt it might’ve been a good time to add some but I think I really screwed up here. I really need some help trying to fix this. I immediately did a 50% water change and now some corals are slowly starting to open back up. What else can I do to save my coral
Ammonia: 0-0.2
Nitrite: 0.2
Nitrates: 5
PH: 8.2
Salinity 1.025
Thanks in advance
I believe I know what my mistake was. I normally do a 50% water change every Sunday and my tank has been thriving.I got a bit lazy and did a water changea couple of days late on Wednesday. After doing the water change and cleaning thesubstrate I decided to add a bit of Fritz Zyme Bacteria in a bottle. I think this is what caused my ammonia and nitrite levels to rise. Not too sure.
I read online that bacteria needs to be replenished every once in a while and so after 4 months I felt it might’ve been a good time to add some but I think I really screwed up here. I really need some help trying to fix this. I immediately did a 50% water change and now some corals are slowly starting to open back up. What else can I do to save my coral
Ammonia: 0-0.2
Nitrite: 0.2
Nitrates: 5
PH: 8.2
Salinity 1.025
Thanks in advance