Wayyyy too much phytofeast

[Sosuke]

Hey everybody. I was adding some phytoplankton to my tank tonight and opened my tank lid totally forgetting I had a bottle of phytofeast on it. Well it fell over and dumped most of the bottle into my tank. Whats the best course of action? Im already heating water for a water change but is there anything else I should do to prevent an ammonia spike?

 

[Pistondog]

How big is the tank?
Why expect an ammonia spike?

 

[Sosuke]

The tank is 75 gallons. I would assume the phytofeast is dense in nutrients and a whole bottle could cause an issue but maybe I am wrong.

 

[MERKEY]

Skimmer will pull most of the excess out and the rest will settle. You'll see the glass get green and that's about it....oh corals will love it.

If you're really worried a large water change is good.

 

[Pistondog]

Is the phyto dead or alive?
Not much mass to cause a spike.

 

[Sosuke]

Skimmer will pull most of the excess out and the rest will settle. You'll see the glass get green and that's about it....oh corals will love it.

If you're really worried a large water change is good.

Thats relieving to hear. Thank you.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

If it was live phyto i wouldnt be too worried. If you want to be safe wet skimming and a good sized water change wouldnt hurt

 

[Sosuke]

Is the phyto dead or alive?
Not much mass to cause a spike.

I think it's dead.

 

[Sosuke]

Not much you can do except wet skim and a big water change.

Will do. Thank you for the help so far everyone!

 

[MERKEY]

Thats relieving to hear. Thank you.

Phyto is said to drop nitrates so if you recently tested nitrates this would be a great opportunity to test in a couple hours and see if they affected the nitrates.

 

[Sosuke]

Phyto is said to drop nitrates so if you recently tested nitrates this would be a great opportunity to test in a couple hours and see if they affected the nitrates.

Interesting. I'll test and get back on that.

 

[Pistondog]

I think it's dead.

Looks like alive. Should be ok.
Kind of like throwing a ball of macro into the tank, except the corals can eat it.