Nitrate and Phosphate spike!!

I am confused....my system was just fine. Then 1 day boom...an explosion of algae and crap. Skimmer pumping out black stuff that smells horrible. Why would it suddenly backfire on me?

 

cycno if very tricky and can pop up at any second

 

Fantastic. Can I start to add fish now or should I wait? Also, I am going to add dual 36 inch t-5 lights to my tank. This will make twin power compacts and twin t-5's. Will this allow more corals? Or should I shoot for something else? Thanks

 

whats the wattage of the t-5's also how many bulbs
also the fish thing. as long as your tank has cycaled yes add one

 

its a fish tank thay will do that to you . but i have found after you get something taken care of naturaly without a bunch of chemicals it will be even nicer once its gone hang in there a canyo bloom is normal i would suspect its starting to go away and thats why your getting a spike becose its not eating ar your nitrates

i had a canyo bloom with the old ladys tank 3 weeks ago now its all but gone and left me with 70% of the rocks covered in some sweet looking coraline redish pink when it started i just left it alone ive added nothing but small amounts of flake food for the CUC and a fiew waterchanges

 

The coraline I had growing before this outbreak was bright pink! I mean glowing pink. Never seen anything like it and I hope it comes back. The lights I am looking at are just a cheap set of coralife t-5's with a 10k day and a blue act. I also have a cheap set of leds running at night on the tank. Just bright enough to add a small glow in the tank. What would any of you recommend for a first fish BESIDES a damsel?

 

that all depends on tank size personal preferance amounts of live rock tank age has a part in it new tanks stay away from fish that need pods to servive if you add fish slowly and have had the tank running for a couple months you shouldent have huge spikes that can kill delicate inhabitance . but as always your milage may varry . i wouldent go with damsels unless you like them there a PITA to catch if you decide if you want them gone

 

Just make sure I am clear here. Just keep the system as is and the nitrates and phosphates will go away???? I do once a week 5-10 percent water changes by the way.

 

Is that correct?

 

Maybe some bacteria in a bottle that u can buy from a fish store might help the nitrates?