AfterBite - HALP!!

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Apologies if this is in the wrong forum.

My son squeezed a tube of AfterBite ointment and accidentally shot a glop of it into his reef tank. I netted and skimmed as much particles as I could. Ran carbon, and did a 40% water change. It's an AIO 4 gallon pico. Water is still clear. I see a handful of sand-sized specks of ointment in the water column still. Wondering what kind of effects it might have on the corals (acros, favias/fivites, zoas, micromussas). There's also a clam.

Here's the ingredients of the ointment:
* sodium bicarbonate 5%, medicinal
* aloe vera
* DEA Oleth-3 phosphate
* DEA Oleth-10 phosphate
* Dimethicone
* emulsifying wax
* Eucalyptus oil
* purified water
* Tea tree oil and Vitamin E Acetate, non-medicinal
 
I would add carbon and a polyfilter into the circulation to collect any pollutants and hope for the best.
 
I agree that GAC is a good plan. Nothing in it looks especially toxic to me. Skimmer may stop skimming for a while.
 
I did a little Google-fu on the ingredients. Nothing seems toxic, other than maybe the eucalyptus oil.

Carbon is still in, changed filter floss. So far, so good. I may do another water change today or tomorrow.
 

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