Dust storm question

[sidd129]

I'v have my tank up for about 7-8 months, and a couple of days ago my maxi jet fell off the glass and made a mess. I have a deep sand bed and it blew all the way down to the glass. The question is, can this mess up my nitrate, nitrite, ammonia lvs?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

The biggest concern would be rapid release of hydrogen sulfide, and associated toxicity. If there is no smell, and no stressed corals, it should be OK. I assume that only a portion of the sand bed got messed with. You might see a slight blip in ammonia and possible the others, but I wouldn't worry too much.

Hydrogen Sulfide and the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/rhf/index.php