Im gonna be honest

[Zos4me]

So as the title says I'm gonna be honest.i dont own a test kit although I know I need to get one and I run my tank by watching my corals and how they react. I cam home tonight and my xenia is laying over on its side and my hammer and Duncan are closed up tight. Frogspawn and demon torch are small. The only thing I did was clean the tank Sunday and really scrape the sides and all the rocks to give it a good algae cleaning. I strained out what I could and let the filter sock do the rest.

Bad part is I left the sock full of algae for 2 days as I forgot to change it when I was done. Will this throw off the parameters enough.

Thanks in advance

 

[Jon Fishman]

Probably not...... careful though, if the xenia dies, you need a water change...... also, I usually do a water change after any decent cleaning.

I don't test my parameters..... ever......

Carry on!

 

[P-Dub]

Yes. You have a mass of concentrated material no longer growing and likely decaying releasing nutrients back into the water. I would suggest a large water change and then a few days later another change.

 

[Zos4me]

Ya I thought so I'm preparing one now
Thanks guys

 

[P-Dub]

Probably not...... careful though, if the xenia dies, you need a water change...... also, I usually do a water change after any decent cleaning.

I don't test my parameters..... ever......

Carry on!

Well, there you go. Two opposing and diametric opinions. Reefing and the forums as it is.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Well, there you go. Two opposing and diametric opinions. Reefing and the forums as it is.

I would say you're probably right...... I missed the "unchanged sock" I thought more about it in terms of probably no long-term harm........ Everything closing up immediately is a sign of irritation..... so he may have kicked up enough sand etc, to get detrius going etc..... hard to say.

Either way, big cleaning = WC for me.

 

[P-Dub]

Whenever I do maintenance like scrape the glass and stir up the detritus which I do every couple of months on my BB tank, I have replacement socks at the ready. Part of the arsenal. Bucket, check. Towels, check, scraper, check. Powerhead, check. Replacement socks, check.
I made the OP's mistake once before... Once.
I agree, no long term detriment so long as the WC's are done and, of course, socks changed.

 

[Zos4me]

Changed the sock and got water mixing.duncan is slowly opening and so is the hammer but gonna do it anyway. 250.oo torch not gonna chance it