I think my rock is dead...Please Help

[ej1698]

Hey ,



I bought 100 pounds of Walt Smith Fiji rock and started to cycle my tank on the 24 of February. It is day 21 [cycle], last week I went to my LFS with a water sample because it looked like my rock has cycled as of last week, 0-Ammonia / 0- Nitrite / 20-Nitrate / PH-8.2 /CA-450 / Temp 78.5 steady. Well, he stated it was fine so I added 2- sand anemones, 2-soft corals, 1- Percula clown. My lighting which I am running on a timer is a nova extreme [216 watts total] and 1 twin t5 [108 watts] for 12 hours a day. Within the past 3 days all my coralline has turned white. Will it come back or do I have $400.00 worth of base rock now. Please Help I am new to reef keeping and need some good advice.



Thanks for all the help

John

 

[BlueCorn]

[welcome]

I wouldn't be too worried about losing come coralline. It'll come back just fine.

 

[ej1698]

Thanks Doug,

IS the lighting fine [12 hours long]

 

[BlueCorn]

Should be fine.

 

[scrmbld33]

well i think your tank wasnt done cycling yet, (nitrate) can you test the water now? i would guess ammonia is high either from something you just added or your rock is still curing, high ammonia can cause corriline to bleach, it will come back eventually, also its way to early to add anemones or soft corals to your tank they are very sensitve to water quality and can die quickly, how do the anemones look?

 

[ej1698]

They actually look great...From a nubie reef keeper looking at them. the clown is active/eating tested the water about a hour ago and this is what I got

ammonia 0.25
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10/20
ca- 450
alk- high [by my chart]
temp 78.5
PH 8.2

I put in 2 capfuls of Kent iodine on Monday

I have a picture of my tank Just don't know how to put it up on the site

Can't thank you enough for any sound advice.

John

 

[ej1698]

I also have a cleaner shrimp & misc snail's Hermit crabs [about 10] in the tank.

John