Hi friends, bought a starfish Wendsday last week, starfish was thriving well, travelling all over the tank, sunday I did 10% water change, 2 hrs later starfish was dead. Checked nitrite levels, 0 ppm,. Will check ammonia, ph, etc.... later. But very strange, how starfish died after water change.
What I do notice is water is super freezing, although digital stat states 76-78 degrees, heater is constantly on set to 78,. Thought 200 watt was sufficient. Going to buy another thermostat tonight for accuracy. My 20 gal doesn't feel nearly as cold, same temp. It's like no heater at all in 55 gal. Blue light kicks on.
Also discovered a worm, hope someone can identify, at newbie section. I have no idea what type it is, I used turkey baster to get em out, only a couple of em was in the tank, that I noticed.
I redirected powerheads to rocks, but powerheads still rearrange sand. Company I purchased from, states my tank does not have enough live rock to break up flow. Makes sense. Koralia 1150 powerheads are very powerful, hurricane style, Lol. Plan on purchasing 30 lbs of lr shortly. Work in progress, happy reefing