I’ve just posted this into my build thread, but thought I’d post it here so more people see this...
I’ve had a potential self inflicted disaster today, some of you may know that I’ve been using LaCl dosed directly into my display tank for a couple of years now, with no issues whatsoever. I inadvertently hit a button on my GHL app and it dosed about 300ml of LaCl (Quantum brand) into my display over a couple of hours... the first I knew of it a was when a couple of my wrasse went into real distress and I could here them hitting the jump net and all the splashing from upstairs. Really sadly ive now lost 3 fairy wrasse up to now... the tank was like skimmed milk!!
I immediately turned all power heads on full and aimed at the water surface and started water changes, 100 L changed so far..
I’ll do 150 - 200 L a day for a few days..
On the upside, I’ve not lost any inverts, my nem sulked for a few hours, but seems fine now, all remaining fish are feeding, with no apparent issues, including all angels, butterfly, anthias, sand burying wrasse, tang, clowns and damsels.
God knows what will happen to my sps over the coming months, all look ok except 1 milli, which has similar damage to alk burns... I’m about to test Alk and Ca to see how much has precipitated out...
It just goes to show how we have to be so careful with all of the apps etc we use and rely on so much now, one inadvertent press on a touch screen following a container refill and a potential disaster.. i don’t associate any blame to GHL or quantum this was entirely my clumsiness that caused this. Fingers crossed that what I’ve done to mitigate this works and I don’t lose anything else..
I’ve had a potential self inflicted disaster today, some of you may know that I’ve been using LaCl dosed directly into my display tank for a couple of years now, with no issues whatsoever. I inadvertently hit a button on my GHL app and it dosed about 300ml of LaCl (Quantum brand) into my display over a couple of hours... the first I knew of it a was when a couple of my wrasse went into real distress and I could here them hitting the jump net and all the splashing from upstairs. Really sadly ive now lost 3 fairy wrasse up to now... the tank was like skimmed milk!!
I immediately turned all power heads on full and aimed at the water surface and started water changes, 100 L changed so far..
I’ll do 150 - 200 L a day for a few days..
On the upside, I’ve not lost any inverts, my nem sulked for a few hours, but seems fine now, all remaining fish are feeding, with no apparent issues, including all angels, butterfly, anthias, sand burying wrasse, tang, clowns and damsels.
God knows what will happen to my sps over the coming months, all look ok except 1 milli, which has similar damage to alk burns... I’m about to test Alk and Ca to see how much has precipitated out...
It just goes to show how we have to be so careful with all of the apps etc we use and rely on so much now, one inadvertent press on a touch screen following a container refill and a potential disaster.. i don’t associate any blame to GHL or quantum this was entirely my clumsiness that caused this. Fingers crossed that what I’ve done to mitigate this works and I don’t lose anything else..