Hi everyone,
I have neglected my 5g frag tank which mostly holds sps, including acropora. I couldn't figure out what was wrong until a few days ago when I realized that the alkalinity had spiked to 15dkh. In addition, the calcium was very low, around 350ppm. The tank has very little nutrients because there are no fish in it. Normally, I would dose nitrate and phosphate to make up for this, but recently I have been distracted by my garden and other things, so I haven’t been dosing nutrients. I performed a water change two days ago and dosed nutrients and amino acids. Most of the corals are dead, and the few left are losing tissue rapidly. I am leaving for a family vacation tomorrow very early, so I need to fix the situation now or they will die. My question is: should I perform another water change and dose nutrients, including putting some in the ato, or should I move the corals to my 65g mixed reef? I know that both options will stress the corals. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you.
I have neglected my 5g frag tank which mostly holds sps, including acropora. I couldn't figure out what was wrong until a few days ago when I realized that the alkalinity had spiked to 15dkh. In addition, the calcium was very low, around 350ppm. The tank has very little nutrients because there are no fish in it. Normally, I would dose nitrate and phosphate to make up for this, but recently I have been distracted by my garden and other things, so I haven’t been dosing nutrients. I performed a water change two days ago and dosed nutrients and amino acids. Most of the corals are dead, and the few left are losing tissue rapidly. I am leaving for a family vacation tomorrow very early, so I need to fix the situation now or they will die. My question is: should I perform another water change and dose nutrients, including putting some in the ato, or should I move the corals to my 65g mixed reef? I know that both options will stress the corals. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you.
