dosing pump put all part 2 solution in tank this morning what to do

[Captainscott]

so my auto dosing pump failed this morning and put all part two solution in tank what should I do nervous for my corals and two fish hope the tank doesn't crash

 

[KenO]

I would do as large as possible water change.

 

[windemerejack]

Water change, Water change, and more water changes until params stable.

 

[Captainscott]

thanks I'm thinking a 70% change but don't want to **** up the natural parameters

 

[Creggers]

What kind of doser were you running?

 

[KorD]

how big of a water change can you do, and how quickly?
Shame you are not close.. I have 40 gal on hand of water I would be willing to give.

 

[windemerejack]

thanks I'm thinking a 70% change but don't want to **** up the natural parameters

This is why i think you should always run a tank as close as possible to your salt params.

 

[Captainscott]

What kind of doser were you running?

hygger and salt parameters are good just worried about the having the cycle start all over again tank is 10 months old

 

[MnFish1]

thanks I'm thinking a 70% change but don't want to **** up the natural parameters

There are a couple problems - 1. Have you measured your Alkalinity or CA? A lot of the 'problem' - may have precipitated out (i.e. you're just seeing the precipitate. 2. If you want to do water changes - I would do it slowly - rather than 70 percent (depending on what your tests show) - lets say your alkalinity went up from 7 to 14 - dropping it quickly back to 7 (like with a large water change) might be worse than doing it more slowly - most of this depends on where you alkalinity was before the 'accident' and what it is now?

PS - I would check Alkalinity Ca and Mg

 

[Captainscott]

thanks everyone will do

 

[ScottB]

I butt dialed a liter of 2 part and came out ok with water changes. I think an acan colony was my only loss. Acros astonishingly recovered right away.

Did it dose BOTH parts? If so, as @MnFish1 you are in a better place as it precipitated and kinda canceled each other out. That precip is a pain to clean though. Pick up some citric acid to bathe your pumps, heaters, et al.

 

[Captainscott]

just part two of seachem fusion 2 have done a 90% water change hope that helps my eligance coral is shriveled in and all my hammers and zoanthids are not coming out yet but it has only been 40 minutes since water change so I hope they make it my clown didn't make it have cleaned my HOB UV skimmer protein skimmer and powerhead. Just praying for the tank

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I agree the critical question is exactly what dosed.

measuring alk and calcium is not useful with the water still cloudy. It will read high.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Part 2 is which additive?

 

[MnFish1]

I agree the critical question is exactly what dosed.

measuring alk and calcium is not useful with the water still cloudy. It will read high.

Im curious - isn't the water cloudy because of precipitation? Meaning - if one component was dosed - the other could be quite low - and vice versa?

 

[ScottB]

Part 2 is which additive?

Darn. That was the ALK component.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Im curious - isn't the water cloudy because of precipitation? Meaning - if one component was dosed - the other could be quite low - and vice versa?

Yes

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Darn. That was the ALK component.

if you have a way to measure pH, I would.

the precipitation drops it back down, so it may be fine.

Water changes are fine to do, but after the water is clear and you measure alk and calcium in a day or two, calcium dosing may be all that is needed.