I'm afraid my reef tank is at risk of a crash and I'm not really sure what to do about it. I had three BTAs in a quarantine tank for a little over a week while I was waiting to arrange pick up with a buyer, and sometime last night or today one of them died. It totally polluted the little 10g tank in no time, and I was so worried that the other BTAs would die too that I put them straight back in the main tank, with no acclimation! I didn't think at the time about the terrible risk I was taking with my reef. Now I'm afraid that one or more will die at some point soon (tonight, or tomorrow maybe) and cause a crash.
How worried should I be, and are there any precautions I can take to make that less likely? I am happy to see that they almost instantly attached firmly to the rock when they were added to the main tank, and they look pretty good all considered, but I'm still worried. Obviously I have my test kits and water change water ready and will keep a close eye on the tank, but is there anything else I can do?
How worried should I be, and are there any precautions I can take to make that less likely? I am happy to see that they almost instantly attached firmly to the rock when they were added to the main tank, and they look pretty good all considered, but I'm still worried. Obviously I have my test kits and water change water ready and will keep a close eye on the tank, but is there anything else I can do?