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I had a pump issue (euphemism for personal negligence) that added about a gallon/3.8L of saturated kalk to my 55 gallon/208L tank. Would be interested to know what I might expect based on others’ similar experiences.
Here are the details:
- Starting ph was 8.0
- Current pH 8.4
- Water is ever so slightly cloudy—you need to look closely to notice.
- Fish (blennie, ocelaris, dwarf angel, damsel) all seem completely normal.
- Corals (zoas, trumpet, and a a chalice) all seem fine. Trumpet and chalice were in the middle of feeding, and seem to have carried on.
- Other inverts (hermits, various snails, shrimp, a conch, and an urchin) all seem fine.
EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE. My approach is going to be to do nothing for now as long as everything continues to look ok. No water change.
Will check on Ca, Alk, and Mg tomorrow, and make a decision about whether to adjust anything, and will use Randy’s two-part (with the Mg solution too) if need be to adjust incrementally.
Here are the details:
- Starting ph was 8.0
- Current pH 8.4
- Water is ever so slightly cloudy—you need to look closely to notice.
- Fish (blennie, ocelaris, dwarf angel, damsel) all seem completely normal.
- Corals (zoas, trumpet, and a a chalice) all seem fine. Trumpet and chalice were in the middle of feeding, and seem to have carried on.
- Other inverts (hermits, various snails, shrimp, a conch, and an urchin) all seem fine.
EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE. My approach is going to be to do nothing for now as long as everything continues to look ok. No water change.
Will check on Ca, Alk, and Mg tomorrow, and make a decision about whether to adjust anything, and will use Randy’s two-part (with the Mg solution too) if need be to adjust incrementally.