overdosed Alk! Help

bb · 05/04/2013, 07:17 AM

Well While fiddiling with y]my aped before I went to bed last night i apparently turned my doser on. It has raised my alk from about 8 to 11! Other the water change and not running the doser what Can I do? Will I lose corals over this??

rich19020 · 05/04/2013, 08:16 AM

Do a water change. Let the ALK come down over the next few days. Shouldn't be a big deal as long as you don't spike ALK that high often. A 1 time won't shock your system.

potterjon · 05/04/2013, 08:26 AM

11 really isn't that bad. I would just it fall naturally and turn off the doser for a day.

unclejed2 · 05/04/2013, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by potterjon

11 really isn't that bad. I would just it fall naturally and turn off the doser for a day.

Thank you! It seems every time ANYTHING happens in someones' tank the cry goes out; "DO A WATER CHANGE."
Water changes for a "band aid" are never appropriate, unless the change is close to the regular schedule anyway.

leeweber85 · 05/04/2013, 09:35 PM

11 dkh is common in a lot of salt mixes.. Like others said, just let it come down on its' own.

stingythingy45 · 05/04/2013, 09:44 PM

It all depends on how fast the change happened. And what corals you have.
If you have any birdsnest sps,they might bleach.

NeilFox · 05/05/2013, 12:18 AM

I did something similar. I didn't do a water change just let things mellow out naturally. A few inhabitants were obviously unhappy with an Alk of +10. My RTBA went rouge and nearly caused a path of destruction. A few other things closed up but it's ok now. Pretty much my own fault in my case. Bought a bunch of test kits and decided to chase values rather than keeping with my own intincts. I will stick with what has been working and go slow.

05/04/2013, 07:17 AM	#1
bb Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Phila. Posts: 268	overdosed Alk! Help Well While fiddiling with y]my aped before I went to bed last night i apparently turned my doser on. It has raised my alk from about 8 to 11! Other the water change and not running the doser what Can I do? Will I lose corals over this??

05/04/2013, 08:16 AM	#2
rich19020 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 389	Do a water change. Let the ALK come down over the next few days. Shouldn't be a big deal as long as you don't spike ALK that high often. A 1 time won't shock your system. __________________ 72 gallon bow front, 40 gallon sump, 25 gallon refugium, Reef Oct. XS200 Mix of soft coral, lps and sps. 1 clam and green tip buble anenome.

05/04/2013, 09:35 PM	#5
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 2,482	11 dkh is common in a lot of salt mixes.. Like others said, just let it come down on its' own. __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 120g reef, 20g reef

05/04/2013, 09:44 PM	#6
stingythingy45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 3,296	It all depends on how fast the change happened. And what corals you have. If you have any birdsnest sps,they might bleach. __________________ Bob Current Tank Info: 90 gallon,mixed Reef,2-250 watt Optix 3 pendants(Phoenix 14K)2-54 watt T5 Super actnics ,ASM G-2 Gate/recirc mods,70 gal. basement sump,20L ref

05/04/2013, 08:26 AM	#3
potterjon Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Asheville,NC Posts: 933	11 really isn't that bad. I would just it fall naturally and turn off the doser for a day.

05/05/2013, 12:18 AM	#7
NeilFox Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: DuPont, WA Posts: 947	I did something similar. I didn't do a water change just let things mellow out naturally. A few inhabitants were obviously unhappy with an Alk of +10. My RTBA went rouge and nearly caused a path of destruction. A few other things closed up but it's ok now. Pretty much my own fault in my case. Bought a bunch of test kits and decided to chase values rather than keeping with my own intincts. I will stick with what has been working and go slow.