clarki
Member
My tank was doing just fine and I decided it looked pretty grimey and cleaned it.... a little too much I'm afraid. I cleaned the overflow box inside and out.. including the tubes and then the protein skimmer and then I scraped the side of the tank all around and then I changed the bags of nitrifying stuff inside the sump.... (obviously I wasn't thinking clearly)
anyway... then I did a water change... yikes!~
SO... suddenly my ammonia and nitrites have spiked out of this world.... I did another water change... and the next day still outrageously high.. so I went to my lfs and he told me to do another water changed (60gal. tank so 12gal changes each time)
Then he had me add
Cycle, and Prime.... in double doses... then he told me to wait 1 week before I do anything else and to bring him water to test at the end of that time... he said I cleaned too much and caused a false cycle....
Do you guys agree???
Do I really just sit back and wait for a week now??
I've already lost a few corals and a brittle star.... fish seem fine... but how much will I lose? ADVICE????
:help: :help: :help:
anyway... then I did a water change... yikes!~
SO... suddenly my ammonia and nitrites have spiked out of this world.... I did another water change... and the next day still outrageously high.. so I went to my lfs and he told me to do another water changed (60gal. tank so 12gal changes each time)
Then he had me add
Cycle, and Prime.... in double doses... then he told me to wait 1 week before I do anything else and to bring him water to test at the end of that time... he said I cleaned too much and caused a false cycle....
Do you guys agree???
Do I really just sit back and wait for a week now??
I've already lost a few corals and a brittle star.... fish seem fine... but how much will I lose? ADVICE????
:help: :help: :help: