Crab/mushroom coral dead

[Aidanwolf]

Hello I just added a crab and mushroom coral to my tank and when I woke up a checked on the tank the crab was dead and the mushroom coral had disappeared. I tested my parameters and everything seemed fine.
I am not sure what's going on.

 

[Evan28395950]

Hello I just added a crab and mushroom coral to my tank and when I woke up a checked on the tank the crab was dead and the mushroom coral had disappeared. I tested my parameters and everything seemed fine.
I am not sure what's going on.

How old is your tank?

 

[Aidanwolf]

Just started it a month ago.

 

[Evan28395950]

Just started it a month ago.

Anything else in the tank? What’s your parameters? Let’s see if we can get #reefsquad on this

 

[Aidanwolf]

Ph:8.0
Ammonia: between 0.25 or 0.50 but that could be a little high due to the crab being dead over night.
Nitrate:5.0 to 10.0
Nitrite:0

 

[Evan28395950]

Ph:8.0
Ammonia: between 0.25 or 0.50 but that could be a little high due to the crab being dead over night.
Nitrate:5.0 to 10.0
Nitrite:0

Was there any ammonia before the death? Any ammount of ammonia in a tank is deadly for livestock. How big is your tank?

 

[Aidanwolf]

It is only a 32g biocube, the ammonia definitely wasn't that high. So I am pretty sure the dead crab spiked the ammonia. I am going to do a five gallon water change. The only live stock I had before them was a clown fish but he got ich and is in quarantine.

 

[Evan28395950]

If possible, you may even want to do a larger water change than that, maybe around 8-9 gallons. I would also add prime if you have it.

 

[Evan28395950]

If possible, you may even want to do a larger water change than that, maybe around 8-9 gallons. I would also add prime if you have it.

Hopefully some more people can chime in with opinions here

 

[redfishbluefish]

The tank hasn't fully cycled. I would not add anything else until you can show that the tank can metabolize ammonia.

 

[Aidanwolf]

The tank hasn't fully cycled. I would not add anything else until you can show that the tank can metabolize ammonia.

Maybe but it has been a month and I used a live bacteria in a bottle to help the cycle.

 

[Aidanwolf]

If possible, you may even want to do a larger water change than that, maybe around 8-9 gallons. I would also add prime if you have it.

I need to get some prime, I didnt even think I needed it because I use rodi water from my rodi filter lol.

 

[Bob Loblaw]

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[Aidanwolf]

A crab and shroom wouldn't cause that big of a spike in a cycled 32.

It might not be cycled then because when I tested it before putting them in it was not as green.

 

[Aidanwolf]

I have the water mixes should I do a water change or wait? If I should wait I have another bottle of bacteria should I add some more?

 

[Aidanwolf]

I have the water *mixed.

 

[Aidanwolf]

I just did a 4g water change with some beneficial bacteria.

 

[Aidanwolf]

I did a 4 gallon water change and added some beneficial bacteria. Luckily my ammonia went down, because I just got my clean up crew today. So far everyone looks good.