Live Rock turning white.

[Fishcrisp]

I bought some live rock last week and been cycling since then,i have the lights off. Today i turn them on to see how the tank was doing and noticed they have turn white. Did i kill the rock?

 

[sfin52]

What type of rock did you get

 

[Fishcrisp]

What type of rock did you get

From KP aquatics. Live rock

 

[sfin52]

From KP aquatics. Live rock

Reef saver?

 

[Fishcrisp]

Reef saver?

Aquaculture i paid extra for them to send to the airport.

 

[sfin52]

Ammonia may be burning everything. I would get dr Tim's one and only or instant ocean bio spira. Also done large water change. Ammonia is very high.

Your rock had some die off

 

[Fishcrisp]

Ammonia may be burning everything. I would get dr Tim's one and only or instant ocean bio spira. Also done large water change. Ammonia is very high.

Your rock had some die off

Okay,i'll get it tomorrow. Tomorrow i should be getting my salt so i'll do a big water change.

 

[sfin52]

Okay,i'll get it tomorrow. Tomorrow i should be getting my salt so i'll do a big water change.

Did you use salt water to place the rocks in?

 

[bobssecrtsn]

Did you email the company yet? they should have told you there will be some die off and have a step by step instructions to cycle your tank.

 

[Fishcrisp]

Did you use salt water to place the rocks in?

Yes i did. But i ran out when i filled my tank.

 

[sfin52]

Yes i did. But i ran out when i filled my tank.

What's your salinity at

 

[Fishcrisp]

Did you email the company yet? they should have told you there will be some die off and have a step by step instructions to cycle your tank.

I din't. But i just read i had to do 30% water changes for a couple days. That was my fault,din't think it was needed since it came with water. Tomorrow i should be getting my salt,i'll start doing 30% of water changes. Did kill the rock?

 

[Fishcrisp]

What's your salinity at

126

 

[bobssecrtsn]

Well for starters, they wanted you to do water changes so your ammonia does get that high, and since you havent done any water changes, well, That rock is pretty much dead now. you have two options,

1, Let the tank cycle and let it go through the nitrogen process. and have the bacteria colonize.

2. do water changes, and hope you have bacteria left to colonize. With ammonia that high, I'm not experienced enough to say if the "good bacteria" is there anymore or not. So if you add your fishes, you may experience another mini cycle. Since, basically you skipped the nitrogen cycle by doing water changes.

 

[Fishcrisp]

Well for starters, they wanted you to do water changes so your ammonia does get that high, and since you havent done any water changes, well, That rock is pretty much dead now. you have two options,

1, Let the tank cycle and let it go through the nitrogen process. and have the bacteria colonize.

2. do water changes, and hope you have bacteria left to colonize. With ammonia that high, I'm not experienced enough to say if the "good bacteria" is there anymore or not. So if you add your fishes, you may experience another mini cycle. Since, basically you skipped the nitrogen cycle by doing water changes.

If i were to add bacteria using Bio-spira and doing water change,you think that would help?

 

[bobssecrtsn]

It will speed up the process. if your ammonia is over 4 ppms then do 30-40 % water change, Did you by put the water the rocks came in, into your aquarium?

 

[Fishcrisp]

It will speed up the process. if your ammonia is over 4 ppms then do 30-40 % water change, Did you by put the water the rocks came in, into your aquarium?

No,i din't. I took them out and was messing with aquascaping,the next day i did a water change to move some rocks which i din't like.

 

[bobssecrtsn]

No,i din't. I took them out and was messing with aquascaping,the next day i did a water change to move some rocks which i din't like.

I am glad you did not,

 

[Fishcrisp]

I am glad you did not,

The rock came with brittle stars and a pistol shtimp. I did hear the pistol shrimp yesterday.

 

[Firedawg1983]

Sorry to hear about your rock. I’m looking into ordering 10lbs just to add some biodiversity to my tank from them. Find any other hitchhikers? Just mini brittle stars and a pistol shrimp?