EMERGENCY: Autofeeder Mishap - Overfed Tank! Need Advice

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Hi everyone,

I bought a Nearpow timer outlet for my Plank autofeeder yesterday, but apparently I programmed it incorrectly. It stayed on for 40 minutes instead of the intended 18 seconds, feeding a mix of Reef Jerky and Reef Roids. I installed the autofeeder in the return section of my sump, so most of the food ended up in the display tank, though some is still floating in the sump (total tank volume: 90 gallons, sump: 20 gallons).

Steps I’m planning to take:

1. Replace all water in the sump.
2. Add 3 nassarius snails and 5 hermit crabs to help clean the sand (current CUC: 3 nassarius snails, 1 large & 1 small conch, 8 trochus snails).
3. Wet skim for the next week.
4. Monitor nitrates/phosphates and do water changes as needed.

Tank Info:

• Current inhabitants: 2 clownfish, 1 royal gramma, 1 chalk basslet, 1 yellow coris wrasse, 1 two-spot bristletooth tang, 1 pink streaked wrasse, 1 mandarin goby, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 sunburst anemone, corals (LPS mostly, recently added a couple of $10 SPS sticks)
• Tank age: 10 months (20 lbs live sand & 20lbs live rock from tampa bay saltwater)
• Last parameters: Nitrates 4, Phosphates 0.14, Alk 9.1

I’ve recently dealt with algae blooms after traveling for 3 weeks, which took 2 months to control (still dealing with Valonia & Bryopsis). Any tips to prevent another bloom from this mishap?

Here are a few pics of the cloudy tank and floating food after 2 hours.

 

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Hi everyone,

I bought a Nearpow timer outlet for my Plank autofeeder yesterday, but apparently I programmed it incorrectly. It stayed on for 40 minutes instead of the intended 18 seconds, feeding a mix of Reef Jerky and Reef Roids. I installed the autofeeder in the return section of my sump, so most of the food ended up in the display tank, though some is still floating in the sump (total tank volume: 90 gallons, sump: 20 gallons).

Steps I’m planning to take:

1. Replace all water in the sump.
2. Add 3 nassarius snails and 5 hermit crabs to help clean the sand (current CUC: 3 nassarius snails, 1 large & 1 small conch, 8 trochus snails).
3. Wet skim for the next week.
4. Monitor nitrates/phosphates and do water changes as needed.

Tank Info:

• Current inhabitants: 2 clownfish, 1 royal gramma, 1 chalk basslet, 1 yellow coris wrasse, 1 two-spot bristletooth tang, 1 pink streaked wrasse, 1 mandarin goby, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 sunburst anemone, corals (LPS mostly, recently added a couple of $10 SPS sticks)
• Tank age: 10 months (20 lbs live sand & 20lbs live rock from tampa bay saltwater)
• Last parameters: Nitrates 4, Phosphates 0.14, Alk 9.1

I’ve recently dealt with algae blooms after traveling for 3 weeks, which took 2 months to control (still dealing with Valonia & Bryopsis). Any tips to prevent another bloom from this mishap?

Here are a few pics of the cloudy tank and floating food after 2 hours.

I would say what the tank needs the most right now is atleast a 50 percent water change, aswell as try siphoning any food which may be at the bottom and netting out any food at the surface with a close inspection on an ammonia spike