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Tank crashed!
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I could be wrong but I think I read somewhere about possibly adding an acid to the water to help lower Alk. Possible Paul could chime in here.
Also adding calcium would also help to drive down Alk as well. Again maybe Paul could chime in.
But I would think freshly made saltwater would be higher in Alk making it tougher to bring down.
Also adding calcium would also help to drive down Alk as well. Again maybe Paul could chime in.
But I would think freshly made saltwater would be higher in Alk making it tougher to bring down.
John that would apply if you were taking the tank from 10 to 9.5 or something. But after a gallon of Alk i haveto assume that alk is the teens if not higher... so even getting the tank back to 10 would help (assuming thats the range of the salt mix)
So sorry to see this rob. I know how it feels. Please let me know if you need room for any livestock. My parents live up the road and my brother has a 120 reef there. I'm sure he will be happy to hold anything for you. Keep your head up it will look just as good if not better soon enough.
Hockeynut
NJRC Member
HCL a.k.a hydrochloric acid will lower pH and ALk. However, it can cause other issues. I have personally never used it, but know of someone on RC who did.
Best bet is to wait it out and do WC. If you have corals, I can hold them for you. Only SPS corals though.
Sorry to hear this, Rob. Good luck.
Reference Thread :- http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1530419
Best bet is to wait it out and do WC. If you have corals, I can hold them for you. Only SPS corals though.
Sorry to hear this, Rob. Good luck.
Reference Thread :- http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1530419
You can use muriatic acid to lower alk. I'm trying to find a good thread or info on it.
Here is some good info: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1530419
That's the acid I read about. Thank you
Hockeynut
NJRC Member
Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to do it with water changes 95% of the coral that seems to have survived is in my sons tank so there isn't to much that can be affected so I'll let it drop slowly and see what happens.
I know I said it earlier but this club is great. All that have offered help and corals to replace some that were lost are awesome.
For all who just watch from the sidelines and don't become members, you are making a mistake, become members go to meeting and you will find friends who you didn't know and you will be better for it, that's all I will say on that
I know I said it earlier but this club is great. All that have offered help and corals to replace some that were lost are awesome.
For all who just watch from the sidelines and don't become members, you are making a mistake, become members go to meeting and you will find friends who you didn't know and you will be better for it, that's all I will say on that
Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to do it with water changes 95% of the coral that seems to have survived is in my sons tank so there isn't to much that can be affected so I'll let it drop slowly and see what happens.
I know I said it earlier but this club is great. All that have offered help and corals to replace some that were lost are awesome.
For all who just watch from the sidelines and don't become members, you are making a mistake, become members go to meeting and you will find friends who you didn't know and you will be better for it, that's all I will say on that
Fixing it with water changes is definitely the right thing to do. Let me know if you need any help.
Sorry to read this just got online, I had same problem but with magnesium. Just did as much water changes as I could for a week. Lost a couple of SPS but that was it. I don't have a lot of corals right now (mostly small stuff) but your welcome to stop over sometime and frag off what you want. I am in levittown, almost a straight shot down 195.
Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to do it with water changes 95% of the coral that seems to have survived is in my sons tank so there isn't to much that can be affected so I'll let it drop slowly and see what happens.
I know I said it earlier but this club is great. All that have offered help and corals to replace some that were lost are awesome.
For all who just watch from the sidelines and don't become members, you are making a mistake, become members go to meeting and you will find friends who you didn't know and you will be better for it, that's all I will say on that
Rob any updates? hopefully its getting better, once im setup again, i can throw you some small frags.
Hockeynut
NJRC Member
Not much has changed ju what's lost is gone tank is pretty empty except for zoaanthids, palys, and mushrooms. Fish seem un affected, we will see what survives in Adams tank.
Thank you for offering Hans but it going to be a while before I start re stocking.
I'm still going to the swap on sat if for nothing just to hang out and see some of the guys, and gals and to help out.
Thank you for offering Hans but it going to be a while before I start re stocking.
I'm still going to the swap on sat if for nothing just to hang out and see some of the guys, and gals and to help out.
+1 if anybody near me is going I can get Rob as much DI water as he might need.
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Hockeynut
NJRC Member
Thanks guys I think I hav enough water and salt, I got the alk down to 14 today unfortunately most sps did not make it some lps should along with zoas and palys.
For all who are wondering how this might have happened. Here's how it went, I wasn't dosing any cal only small amounts of alk. I never test my water so a couple days ago I tested it because my color was a little weak. The test showed my cal was under 300 so I decided to dose a little cal so I set my doser to 10 Mils a day.
Unfortunately when I set it instead of hitting the auto option I hit the on option. Along with this and I don't know how once again I must have mixed up my alk and cal jugs so it dumped most of a gal of alk solution into the tank and by the time I realized what had happened alk was over 20.
Man when it rains it pours
For all who are wondering how this might have happened. Here's how it went, I wasn't dosing any cal only small amounts of alk. I never test my water so a couple days ago I tested it because my color was a little weak. The test showed my cal was under 300 so I decided to dose a little cal so I set my doser to 10 Mils a day.
Unfortunately when I set it instead of hitting the auto option I hit the on option. Along with this and I don't know how once again I must have mixed up my alk and cal jugs so it dumped most of a gal of alk solution into the tank and by the time I realized what had happened alk was over 20.
Man when it rains it pours