Help!!!!

[Rgarcia80]

I did a 2 gallon water change on Evo 13.5 tank yesterday and after testing the water today these were the parameters. Before I did the change I had very little ammonia, no nitratites, and higher nitrates. My ph was 7.8-8.

The tank is stocked with 1 goby, a tiger pistol shrimp and the corals I got this past week.

What can I do to fix this and lower these levels?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Ammonia is the concern.

How long has the tank been set up?

 

[Rgarcia80]

Ammonia is the concern.

How long has the tank been set up?

3 months

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Did you cycle it somehow before adding the fish?

If you believe the ammonia reading, I'd either get an ammonia binder such as Seachem Prime (there are many products) or add some nitrifying bacteria such as Dr Tims or, less rapidly acting, even a rock from an established tank.

 

[Rgarcia80]

Did you cycle it somehow before adding the fish?

If you believe the ammonia reading, I'd either get an ammonia binder such as Seachem Prime (there are many products) or add some nitrifying bacteria such as Dr Tims or, less rapidly acting, even a rock from an established tank.

Yea, the tank was fully cycled according to my readings and my lfs. I have prime and dosed it right after doing the test. I'm just baffled on how they can go crazy right after a small water change. the total water volume is 13.5 gallons and I changed 2 gallons of it.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Unless you stirred something up out of the gravel, it is likely not caused by the water change (it wasn't made from tap water, was it?)

 

[Rgarcia80]

Unless you stirred something up out of the gravel, it is likely not caused by the water change (it wasn't made from tap water, was it?)

No, I use RODI water

 

[Rgarcia80]

My Chalice coral is stressed and turned white. Its a WWC Red Mindbender