jtdunham
Sat, 29th Aug 2009, 10:24 AM
I have a bacteria bloom and have received conflicting advice on how to handle this situation. One LFS owner said do not do any water changes because it will prolong the bloom cycle and do not add any Calcium Strontium or other supplements except PH buffer.
Another LFS owner said to do a 20% water change weekly and to add about 5ML of bacteria daily.
And finally, an online company's tech support person said do nothing and it will clear up in a few days. They also said I could add bacteria, but it probably wont help or hurt
It has been 2 weeks since this bloom happened and shows no sign of dissipating. My amonia is going up everyday, my PH is stable, so far, at 8.3
I have no fish or corals just rock and sand in a 34 gal.
I would like to have a reef aquarium, but under these circumstances I obviously should not even try to add livestock or corals.
What should I do? I really would like to get past this situation so I can enjoy my aquarium.
Another LFS owner said to do a 20% water change weekly and to add about 5ML of bacteria daily.
And finally, an online company's tech support person said do nothing and it will clear up in a few days. They also said I could add bacteria, but it probably wont help or hurt
It has been 2 weeks since this bloom happened and shows no sign of dissipating. My amonia is going up everyday, my PH is stable, so far, at 8.3
I have no fish or corals just rock and sand in a 34 gal.
I would like to have a reef aquarium, but under these circumstances I obviously should not even try to add livestock or corals.
What should I do? I really would like to get past this situation so I can enjoy my aquarium.