monroegaine
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I went away last thursday to visit my girlfriend. Set the automatic fish feeder (Eheim) with flakes and came back on Sunday, July 1st. When I got home I noticed the feeder was malfunctioning and was spinning around and dropping flakes in non stop. Flakes were all over the bottom of the tank. I immediately did a water change trying to suck up as much of the flakes as I could. I then later, approximately 4 hours later, checked my water parameters. PH was normal, KH was 10, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 10 ppm, Salinity 1.023. However, my ammonia was between .2 and .4 ppm. I have never had an ammonia spike and am worried and need advice on how to correct this problem. Doesn't an ammonia spike eventually lead to Nitrite spike and then Nitrate spike. My clown fish is acting goofy, Blenny seems ok, but I have yet to see my orchid dottyback (fear he is already dead). Invertebrates (snail, shrimp and crabs are fine). Readers beware I am not an expert so please help me like im a school kid. Any help is greatly appreciated.
10 years FW, 3 years SW. 30 gallon FOWLR, 30 lbs live rock (fiji), 2 powerheads, aqua c remora HOT skimmer with rio 800 pump, aquaclear 300 hang on external filter, and a single bulb 50/50 actinic.
10 years FW, 3 years SW. 30 gallon FOWLR, 30 lbs live rock (fiji), 2 powerheads, aqua c remora HOT skimmer with rio 800 pump, aquaclear 300 hang on external filter, and a single bulb 50/50 actinic.