Oh no did i screw up help fast please

izzie · 01/07/2007, 03:29 PM

I just mixed my kalk up for the next week and am about to leave back to school for the week. I have my familly take care of my tank when im gone. I was trying to make things easy for them and i put all my additives into my mixed kalk water in a 1g jug to be dripped into my tank. After doing this i read the do not thing on my new reef advantage raises calcium supplement and it says do not mix directly with carbonate buffers. Is kalk a carbonate buffer? And also i mixed my 2 little fishes 2 part additive into that as well. Do i have to re mix all this befor i leave and just have them put it in seperatly. Thanks.
Izzie

Sk8r · 01/07/2007, 03:31 PM

My guess is remix: when you put a buffer in with calcium, the result is a massive calcium precipitation = snow all over everything. Wait a few secs for someone to chime in, but I think this is a re-do.

izzie · 01/07/2007, 03:32 PM

The mixture did turn really white after mixing:S

SDguy · 01/07/2007, 03:44 PM

Toss it, you just precipitated everything. That's why two parts are kept as two parts, not one part

Just tell your family how much of each part they need to add per day/2 days/3 days/week, whatever. Unless you have a major pH issue (too low) why are you using kalk and 2 part? kalk is tricky for people that aren't familiar with using it. I would not trust my family to use it on my tank unsupervised.

izzie · 01/07/2007, 03:47 PM

Its an auto top off coming from a 1g container so all they have to do is fill the container up. There not putting anything in the tank just keeping the container topped up. I have it all mixed ready to go its just got to be put in there so they cant really mess it up. And no PH issues just low calcium and im dosing 2 part dripping alk and dosing a calcium.
Izzie

SDguy · 01/07/2007, 04:10 PM

Is just Ca low? alk is OK? And how is your Mg? 2 parts and kalk for that matter only work if you are starting with an already properly balance system. If just calcium is low, raise it with calcium chloride, then use the 2 part and/or kalk to keep thses levels.

The Chem forum has great articles on all this. See here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=102605

izzie · 01/07/2007, 04:16 PM

Its an auto top off coming from a 1g container so all they have to do is fill the container up. There not putting anything in the tank just keeping the container topped up. I have it all mixed ready to go its just got to be put in there so they cant really mess it up. And no PH issues just low calcium and im dosing 2 part dripping alk and dosing a calcium.
Izzie

izzie · 01/07/2007, 04:17 PM

Thats exactly what im doing.....all that is low is my calcium. So went out and bought some calcium raiser and decided instead of having them messuring it out and put it in seperate i would drip it all at once. Then i read the do not part of the bottle thats on the opposite side as the directions noticed that. Ill just have them add it seperate now that i know tho. Also my dads taking care of it and hes a Dr. and my mom is a nurse so if they cant figure out 1 drip a second on my dripper im kinda scared for there patience.
Izzie
Sorry about double post dont know why it did that.

01/07/2007, 03:29 PM	#1
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	Oh no did i screw up help fast please I just mixed my kalk up for the next week and am about to leave back to school for the week. I have my familly take care of my tank when im gone. I was trying to make things easy for them and i put all my additives into my mixed kalk water in a 1g jug to be dripped into my tank. After doing this i read the do not thing on my new reef advantage raises calcium supplement and it says do not mix directly with carbonate buffers. Is kalk a carbonate buffer? And also i mixed my 2 little fishes 2 part additive into that as well. Do i have to re mix all this befor i leave and just have them put it in seperatly. Thanks. Izzie

01/07/2007, 03:31 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	My guess is remix: when you put a buffer in with calcium, the result is a massive calcium precipitation = snow all over everything. Wait a few secs for someone to chime in, but I think this is a re-do. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/07/2007, 03:44 PM	#4
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	Toss it, you just precipitated everything. That's why two parts are kept as two parts, not one part Just tell your family how much of each part they need to add per day/2 days/3 days/week, whatever. Unless you have a major pH issue (too low) why are you using kalk and 2 part? kalk is tricky for people that aren't familiar with using it. I would not trust my family to use it on my tank unsupervised. __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

01/07/2007, 04:10 PM	#6
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	Is just Ca low? alk is OK? And how is your Mg? 2 parts and kalk for that matter only work if you are starting with an already properly balance system. If just calcium is low, raise it with calcium chloride, then use the 2 part and/or kalk to keep thses levels. The Chem forum has great articles on all this. See here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=102605 __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

01/07/2007, 03:32 PM	#3
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	The mixture did turn really white after mixing:S

01/07/2007, 03:47 PM	#5
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	Its an auto top off coming from a 1g container so all they have to do is fill the container up. There not putting anything in the tank just keeping the container topped up. I have it all mixed ready to go its just got to be put in there so they cant really mess it up. And no PH issues just low calcium and im dosing 2 part dripping alk and dosing a calcium. Izzie

01/07/2007, 04:16 PM	#7
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	Its an auto top off coming from a 1g container so all they have to do is fill the container up. There not putting anything in the tank just keeping the container topped up. I have it all mixed ready to go its just got to be put in there so they cant really mess it up. And no PH issues just low calcium and im dosing 2 part dripping alk and dosing a calcium. Izzie

01/07/2007, 04:17 PM	#8
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	Thats exactly what im doing.....all that is low is my calcium. So went out and bought some calcium raiser and decided instead of having them messuring it out and put it in seperate i would drip it all at once. Then i read the do not part of the bottle thats on the opposite side as the directions noticed that. Ill just have them add it seperate now that i know tho. Also my dads taking care of it and hes a Dr. and my mom is a nurse so if they cant figure out 1 drip a second on my dripper im kinda scared for there patience. Izzie Sorry about double post dont know why it did that.