We had a storm the night before last here in the Northeast. I noticed at 5:10 AM yesterday that my power was off, possibly for 1-2 hours from what neighbors estimate. Electricity did not come back until about noon.
At 5:30 I had removed the filter media (eheim 2213, 55 gal, 2 T12s, no CO2) and placed it in plastic bags. At about 12:30 I replaced 3/4 of the white fiber with fresh and just ran aquarium water through the rest of the media. I now have little confidence that much of the bacteria survived. I was hoping what was in the tank would be ok.
Although the tank was clear when I last saw it at noon today, by the time I got home tonight at 5:30 it was cloudy. I turned off the lights and tested the pH, which read 6.8, it usually runs 7.2 - 7.4. It's 7.4 out of the tap. The ammonia
showed an almost imperceptable yellow tinge. I did not feed the fish today but did last night.
Usually I lurk more than participate on this forum so as not to be redundant. I find I can learn a lot from others' threads. This time I need direct advice as soon as possible to help me through this. I know some of it is my fault and some is circumstance - which probably just exacerbated what I've been doing wrong.
Would adding a bacteria suspension help or are they usless?
What about WCs given the present pH and the tap water pH?
Thanks for any help!
At 5:30 I had removed the filter media (eheim 2213, 55 gal, 2 T12s, no CO2) and placed it in plastic bags. At about 12:30 I replaced 3/4 of the white fiber with fresh and just ran aquarium water through the rest of the media. I now have little confidence that much of the bacteria survived. I was hoping what was in the tank would be ok.
Although the tank was clear when I last saw it at noon today, by the time I got home tonight at 5:30 it was cloudy. I turned off the lights and tested the pH, which read 6.8, it usually runs 7.2 - 7.4. It's 7.4 out of the tap. The ammonia
showed an almost imperceptable yellow tinge. I did not feed the fish today but did last night.
Usually I lurk more than participate on this forum so as not to be redundant. I find I can learn a lot from others' threads. This time I need direct advice as soon as possible to help me through this. I know some of it is my fault and some is circumstance - which probably just exacerbated what I've been doing wrong.
Would adding a bacteria suspension help or are they usless?
What about WCs given the present pH and the tap water pH?
Thanks for any help!