Taylorhardy1 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Mixed up a tablespoon of kalkwasser into a shotglass of ro water for some aiptasia control, I use an old 5ml syringe for aiptasia control. I filled it with 5ml of kalk paste, and the tip of the syringe ended up bursting after knocking down 3 aips, jetting about 4mls of kalk paste right into my display. Ive never used kalk for dosing, and don't know much about it other than what I've read for using it for aiptasia control. My alk has jumped from 7.9 to 8.3 since the incident. Feel like its still climbing. Is there anything I can do to prevent loss right now? Should I just keep testing and observing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 WTer change asap. Will fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorhardy1 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 How large of a water change should I do? 30%? Total water volume on my system is right around 120g. Alk is reading 8.3-8.4, seems to be leveling out right there. My whole tank to clouded up a bit for about 15 minutes, Corals haven't retracted polyps or changed appearance, but I definitely don't want to risk long term damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Tavan Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Personally I would do a 50% water change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorhardy1 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) I'm at an hour since the overdose, and It seems as though alk has stabilized at 8.4, cal is pretty high at 480, and Mag has dropped a little to 1260. Will the kalk continue to leach elements into the water causing more fluctuation? Will the water change just shock the corals more than just riding it out? Currently mixing 55g of water. Have 12g on hand I'm getting ready to change right now. Edited March 3, 2018 by Taylorhardy1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 It will reach its saturation point I would bring it back down with a water change or allow it to come down on its own what’s is at normally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorhardy1 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Alk-7.9-8.1 Cal-440-460 Mag-1280-1300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The ReefBox Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I don’t think you have much to worry about. Make your changes slow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I would leave it be...you did not jump enough to worry about anything. Go grab a beer and watch tv. That’s my opinion 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I agree with Flash and River City. It will be fine but make sure if you get a beer make sure microbrew. People here in Portland get really upset with you for some reason if you don’t drink a microbrew.🤔 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Tavan Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Nvm, i read that your corals had retracted polyps. If unaffected, a 0.5 change in alk won’t do much. Did the pH jump much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorhardy1 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Thanks everyone. Ive been super anxious, as nothing has gone through that sudden of a change. So far some of my more sensitive acros appear to have a bit more pastel coloration. The rest of my sps, lps and softies seem to be just fine. Watching for alk burns, and further color changes. Changed 12g of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash21 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I’m sure everything will be fine. I’m not an sps nerd...just flip the lights off and stop staring at the tank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Man, my son has dumped huge amounts of either soda ash or calcium chloride into my system, on multiple occasions. Digital timers are not beyond a 5 year old. This has long since been fixed but I've had some very concerning amounts dosed at once. Like, more than a gallon of it at a time on a system that typically needs like 10mL/day. It seems to precipitate out in < 24 hours, weirdly. Something about trying to ramp up chemistry too fast tends to result in precipitation. That said, I've never used Kalk and have no idea how any of this applies to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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