Please Help Re-set after CrAsH

[gimincorp]

Hi all,
I'm sorry if you have already answered questions like this. The last thing I want to be is annoyance.
So, here is the quick problem overview:
1. There was a ammonia spike due to improper filter re-set resulting in a kill off the most live in my 10 Gallon SW tank.
2. There was aiptasia's infestation of the live rock and tank in general.




Current setup:

• 10 Gallon Aquarium
• 2.5 Gallon HOB CPR fuge w. powerhead
• Fluval 204 power canister filter w. spray bar
  • L= Floss; M=Ceramic Biorings, H= Floss & Purigen
• 50/50 light bulb (timer-regulated) 65 Wt.

Live (?) sand approx 1" in the tank and the fuge.
Some green algae in the fuge
Maybe something still alive in the tank (ricordea & serpae stars, could even be turbo snails).

Readings / problem
temperature betweeen 82 & 84 F.
Ammonia stable at .25 for the past three days
Ph between 7.8 + ? I think stays around 7.9 and 8.2, but can't properly interpret color.

Where Your Help is needed:



Please let me know how to bring ammonia down to 0 again.

• - currently doing 1 1/2 gallon PWCs daily. Increase?
• start dosing AmQuel?
• Recharge purigen - what bleach to use?
• anything else?

How to address Aiptasia problem with live rock?

• - I'd rather "cook" it on a baking sheet but I donno for how long and at what temp to kill those pests. In addition - how do I know that none are present in the water and live sand?

Here is a more detailed thread on my struggle: http://myfirstmarine.blogspot.com/

 

[roka64]

I just use regular bleach in my purigen, make sure you use Prime to get the bleach out. I don't have the instructions in front of my but they are pretty easy to follow.
Keep up with the PWCs.
This is how I kill aiptasia:
http://www.nanoreefing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=779

 

[melosu58]

FantasyReef Databases-Viewing item "Aiptasia Removal Methods"

Another good link on Aiptasia