Over dose of NO3 P04 X

[DEWreefing]

So I just dumped 2 cups of no3p04x on accident PH just dropped like a rock and now my tank smells like vinegar and vodka. Poor fish and corals. So I dosed a little kalk water to counter act the ph swing. My bottle of red sea mag and nopox look almost the same. Will see what happens.

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Hey

Seachem always got me on the reef builder and buffer, bottles look alike. A water change can’t hurt. Keep an eye on alk along with ph. Hopefully no ill effects.

 

[DEWreefing]

Hey

Seachem always got me on the reef builder and buffer, bottles look alike. A water change can’t hurt. Keep an eye on alk along with ph. Hopefully no ill effects.

I have not done a water change in almost 2 years never had salt ready

 

[SPR1968]

If it were me I would start doing water changes, to be on the safe side.

You don’t say how big your tank is, so 2 cups of nopox could be either a big issue or not. On the basis the tank ‘smells like vinager’ I’m guessing its a smallish tank.

It could trigger a bacterial bloom, reduced oxygen etc

 

[DEWreefing]

If it were me I would start doing water changes, to be on the safe side.

You don’t say how big your tank is, so 2 cups of nopox could be either a big issue or not. On the basis the tank ‘smells like vinager’ I’m guessing its a smallish tank.

It could trigger a bacterial bloom, reduced oxygen etc

Oops it's a 180g tank with about 42k waterflow oxygen will not be an issue. Did not get a bacteria bloom. My nitrates dropped from 5ppm to zero and my po4 dropped from .46 to .13

 

[Katrina71]

Drop in an airstone. Water changes. Point powerheads up to agitate the surface.

 

[DEWreefing]

Drop in an airstone. Water changes. Point powerheads up to agitate the surface.

Should have mentioned I have not bought salt in almost 2 year hahaha. My tank is perfectly fine nitrates will climb back to 5ppm in a few days. I will just feed aminos till they climb back up.