Accidentally put 5ml of Core7 3B into 900ml of #2, and 5ml of 2 into 900ml of 3B!! Are they ruined?

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I was calibrating my dosing pumps and had about 5ml sample of each Core7 in a different container. After measuring I poured rach back into their correct dosing container until I realized that the 3B was poured accidentally into the #2 container. I realized my mistake when it started to crystallize. I skimmed out all of the solids, but the #2 in 3B seemed unaffected.

I have a hunch that this will only cause a reaction for the 5ml that was added and won't have a larger impact. I will continue dosing as normal and monitor my alkalinity to make sure things are stable. I'm just curious from someone who might know for sure, if I should just re-order another 1000ml bottle of each of the affected Core7 containers. Please put my mind to rest!
 

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I can't put your mind to rest, but I did the same thing once. I put some 3b into 3a. Welcome to the tribe!
 

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Done it as well

I tossed them
 
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I can't put your mind to rest, but I did the same thing once. I put some 3b into 3a. Welcome to the tribe!
3a and 3b can be mixed actually.

Tim Caldwell who works at Triton responded to my question on the Facebook group:

"Just remove any precipitation and keep an eye out for blockages in the dosing tubes, as they are all dosed equally it shouldn't be too much of a problem."

I did order some more but I'm going to keep using it as usual and send a water sample in after a month or so.
 

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