B-ionic spill Tank is a white fog!!!!

My cat just scared the crap out of me and i just spilt both parts of B-ionic into my tank probably 80 ml of each===== waayyy too much. My tank is a white cloud now and i changed 5 gallons out but it is still cloudy what can i do!!!

 

I'm assuming that this occurred in the 28 gal in your sig. You can safely do another 5 gallon water change now. Then let it sit for a few hours and do a calcium and pH test, as well as alkalinity. If they are way off then do another water change 24 hrs or more after the first. Good luck.

 

You need to wait until the carbonate snowstorm stops. A waterchange right now will not fix it....it will only add more Calcium and Carbonates and Bi-Carbonates (alkalinity) to keep the reaction going.

Start mixing some saltwater and heating it up to the right temperature. Go to bed.

Get up early and do a waterchange.

 

Just so you know, the stuff you dose with is 40 times more calcium than saturated kalkwasser solution.

I think you nuked ur tank bud.

-Fritts

 

Ok I hope my critters all survive. Going to go mix up some water and we will see what happens. Thanks for your quick replies.

 

Directly from the instructions:

recommended starting dose is 1 ml. of each component per 4 gallons of aquarium capacity per day. Maintain alkalinity between 3.0 and 3.75 meq/liter (8.4 and 10.5 dKH) by testing daily and adjusting dose accordingly. Depending on the degree of calcification occurring in the aquarium, dose may have to be significantly increased over our recommended starting dose. Never add more than 1 ml. per gallon of each component in a 24 hour period, and never allow pH to rise above 8.45. Once the proper dose has been determined for your aquarium, testing can be performed less frequently. If your aquarium tends to run at a higher pH (over 8.45) we suggest you try our B-Ionic Calcium Bicarbonate System. When using kalkwasser in addition to B-Ionic Calcium Buffer System, follow the above procedure but start with 1 ml of each component per 8 gallons of aquarium capacity per day. For more detailed directions please refer to our product label.

Component #1 - Carbonate Alkalinity: 2800 meq/liter (7840 dKH). 1 ml per gallon of aquarium water will raise alkalinity by 0.74 meq/liter (2.07 dKH).
Component #2 - Calcium Concentration: 54,000 ppm calcium ion. 1 ml per gallon of aquarium water will raise calcium concentration by 16ppm.

 

Here is what we know,

Approx 80ml of both parts spilled into a 28g cube.
Per instructions, you are to use 1ml for every 4 gallons.

For a 80ml dose, that's 320gallons.

How is 5g going to make a difference?

Get your critters out, put them in QT.. With that much calcium in the water, they are gonna grow teeth that rival Mr. Ed.

Good luck in getting things fixed. +K to you!

-fritts

 

Its not going to hold that much calcium, that's the point. The tank is cloudy because its literally snowing calcium; the calcium is becoming a solid and falling from the water. This really isnt that rare of a situation, it happens. And it doesn't completely and instantly nuke a tank.
I would follow inwall's suggestion. You have to wait till all that extra ca falls from the water. You can then remove it with a water change and get the balance back in order. But, your going to have to wait till its run it's course

 

You realize that by volume, a 28g tank was treated for 320 gallons? Yikes, I'm not so brave as the rest of you I guess. Good luck tho.

I hope it works out.

 

Johnfritts,
I did make up 15 gallons of water, Put it all in a very clean plastic rubbermaid tub got it to tank temp got live rock, coral, and all critters out, i acclimated them all for 1 hour and we will see how things are by the morning. I have a powerhead and a heater in the tub. I dont want to risk killing everything off either i just hope i didnt stress them to death. I feel like a complete moron.