Hi, 24 gallon tank is running for ~5 months and I just, last week, removed ~70% of the DT LR and introduced equal amount of dead rock as a new aquascape. Sand are coarse aragonite sand. I figured the two large rock along with the coarse sand would do the trick in providing the needed bacteria and sustain the tank while the new rocks get colonized.
Post rock removal - I just tested .20 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 11 nitrates, and .50 phosphates.
Pre-rock removal - 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 50+ nitrates, NA phosphates
All tests were done using HANNA and RedSea Foundation Pro.
Rock to the right is new. Rock to the left is established old LR.
Suggested solution: introduce PRIME conditioner and, possibly, Seachem Pristine or API Quickstart (to add more bacteria)??? (Running to the store in an hr so a quick response would be very appreciated...
Post rock removal - I just tested .20 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 11 nitrates, and .50 phosphates.
Pre-rock removal - 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 50+ nitrates, NA phosphates
All tests were done using HANNA and RedSea Foundation Pro.
Rock to the right is new. Rock to the left is established old LR.
Suggested solution: introduce PRIME conditioner and, possibly, Seachem Pristine or API Quickstart (to add more bacteria)??? (Running to the store in an hr so a quick response would be very appreciated...