Help!!!!!

[JennyGutt]

I dosing 2 part first time got. Mixed up and dosed 44 oz of kh instead of mag!!!!! Will fish b ok?? 4 corals?? Can i counter act it..what do i do?

 

[james983]

44 oz or 44 ml? 44 oz is more than a quart.

In any event, I would wait a few hours and then test your parameters and go from there. Don't add anything else until you know what your levels are.

 

[bif24701]

MArk your bottles

 

[ironman20725]

I would start a water change. Atleast half

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

What is the water volume and what brand of two part.

I dosing 2 part first time got. Mixed up and dosed 44 oz of kh instead of mag!!!!! Will fish b ok?? 4 corals?? Can i counter act it..what do i do?

And yes mil. Or oz.

 

[JennyGutt]

It was oz..44 oz!! Brs 2 part...first time dosing amd poured kh instead of mag....ive done 1 30 gallon water change...got amother 30 gall mixing now....water still really cloudy...after i do this 2nd 30 gallon change should i let it run and clear the cloudy water....or will it even clear the cloudy from the overdose...anybody know...its a 65 gallon water total gallons with sump and deducting live rock and sand..65 gallons of water.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

#reefsquad.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

It was the alk component you dosed?

 

[JennyGutt]

Yes..i was suppose pour i, the magnesium but got distracted and poured the kh dosing instead...44 oz which was what i was suppose to pour in for the magnesium but poured kh instead

 

[Sabellafella]

Yes..i was suppose pour i, the magnesium but got distracted and poured the kh dosing instead...44 oz which was what i was suppose to pour in for the magnesium but poured kh instead

You have anything on hand to check ph? How large is the tank

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yes..i was suppose pour i, the magnesium but got distracted and poured the kh dosing instead...44 oz which was what i was suppose to pour in for the magnesium but poured kh instead

I'm still reading but. check your ph.
The cloud should be the magnesium Precipitating.
The WC are likely the best course of action but in theory the the amount of alk may be continuing to make the new mag in the fresh salt water precipitate as well. Thus still cloudy.

 

[bairdimusprime]

i would perform some water changes until my levels got back to normal.
also mark your bottles clearly so you dont make that mistake again
best of luck

 

[tutmatt3]

Any updates?

 

[JennyGutt]

Yes! All fish and corals are alive and seem unaffected. Im so happy. Im not totally getting my hopes up i know they could still die. Did 2 32 gallon water changes. Cleaned all pumps slimmer power heads etc. Still blowing white powder off rocks every so often. But water had cleared up. I think changing the water that fast hopefully kept anything from dying. Im surprised i thought everything would at least be stressed and showing it but fish and corals are fine this far. Blowing my mind i thought surely they were all goners.

 

[JennyGutt]

 

[JennyGutt]

This will is how were looking now...last night it was pure white couldnt see fish or even rock

 

[ironman20725]

This will is how were looking now...last night it was pure white couldnt see fish or even rock

Nice! Best thing you did was ask for help. Theirs a ton of us on here that's already been through this. We all need help at some point

 

[JennyGutt]

Yes i told my husband i had to get my phone to see what i need to do...lol

 

[Michael Cooper]

Be careful, I screwed up the first time i dosed when i first started and my all was literally at 150 ppm... everything started dying left and right. Do a big water change, and just keep meausiring everything and keep doing water changes until your level are back to normal.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

Are your levels low doesn't seem like you have enough in your tank to have to dose. I got over 20 frags and a decent hall hammer never had to dose yet. Did an lfs say you had to dose.