HELP!! Vinager in the tank

saveafish · 09/02/2008, 07:55 PM

I posted it in the wrong thread. Here is the liknk Please help me.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...9#post13279139

Tang Salad · 09/02/2008, 08:03 PM

Ouch!

Keep up with the water changes and you should be fine.

saveafish · 09/02/2008, 08:21 PM

Thanks Tang

Tang Salad · 09/02/2008, 08:32 PM

Sure thing.

Luckily vinegar isn't too bad, compared to say bleach or battery acid.

As i see it the 2 main concerns would be a sudden drop in pH, and a bacterial bloom as the bacteria break down the vinegar. WCs and time will help both of these. Did you happen to chek the pH when it happened? Any cloudiness to the water now?

As a happy aside., it may also have the effect of drastically reducing your N03s and PO4s.

reefergeorge · 09/02/2008, 08:35 PM

What size tank? The vinegar will just drop the ph. So keep an eye on it.

Tang Salad · 09/02/2008, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by saveafish
Due to my wife doing something with the RO/DI water a 1/2 gallon of vinager got added to the tank. Now it has had 2 10 gallon water changes and is having a milky look to the water. HELLLPPPP!!!!!! Totle water vol, is 195gal.

Sorry just read this part about the 'milky look'. This is the bacterial bloom i mentioned above. It makes matters much more urgent.

The bacteria (the whiteness in the water) is consuming Oxygen (as it consumes the vinegar). Make sure your skimmer is running well, and try to increase surface agitation. Keep an eye on all fish for breathing (gill) problems, esp. Tangs/angels.

And do the biggest water change you can.

saveafish · 09/02/2008, 09:15 PM

Ok did a nother 10 gal change. here in about a hr I will do a nother one. I am pulling all the water out by the skimmer. It is getting better.

NaH2Ofreak · 09/02/2008, 10:58 PM

Watch your salinity if your skimmer is pulling out a lot of water.

Dennis

seapug · 09/02/2008, 11:05 PM

yeah, 1/2 gallon in 195 is not a total disaster. Keep the skimmer running, do water changes and add use baking soda to gradually correct any alkalinity drops. Good thing is you'll probably have zero nitrate once it's all said and done.

09/02/2008, 07:55 PM	#1
saveafish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 873	HELP!! Vinager in the tank I posted it in the wrong thread. Here is the liknk Please help me. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...9#post13279139 __________________ If it was'nt for the sea I could not see or sing ( Jimmy Buffet ) I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other Reefing is'nt how long you been in it. It is how deep you get in it. Current Tank Info: 400g display build, 300g sump, 75g ATO, 75g refug and a few more. Close to a 1000g. 200g mixing station.

09/02/2008, 08:03 PM	#2
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	Ouch! Keep up with the water changes and you should be fine. __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

09/02/2008, 08:21 PM	#3
saveafish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 873	Thanks Tang __________________ If it was'nt for the sea I could not see or sing ( Jimmy Buffet ) I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other Reefing is'nt how long you been in it. It is how deep you get in it. Current Tank Info: 400g display build, 300g sump, 75g ATO, 75g refug and a few more. Close to a 1000g. 200g mixing station.

09/02/2008, 08:32 PM	#4
Tang Salad Algae skeptic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 78702 Posts: 3,098	Sure thing. Luckily vinegar isn't too bad, compared to say bleach or battery acid. As i see it the 2 main concerns would be a sudden drop in pH, and a bacterial bloom as the bacteria break down the vinegar. WCs and time will help both of these. Did you happen to chek the pH when it happened? Any cloudiness to the water now? As a happy aside., it may also have the effect of drastically reducing your N03s and PO4s. __________________ Your algae is not special. Current Tank Info: TBD ADA 120-P SPS NLPS

09/02/2008, 08:35 PM	#5
reefergeorge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 4,222	What size tank? The vinegar will just drop the ph. So keep an eye on it. __________________ $35-50 for a <1" frag of some stupid named thing that came from a colony you bought for $40-60 wholesale and chopped into 20-40 pieces? No thanks. "JasonH" Current Tank Info: 125 aggressive reef, DIY led lighting, swc cone skimmer, 33 gallon sump, posiden Ps3 return.

09/02/2008, 09:15 PM	#7
saveafish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: indiana Posts: 873	Ok did a nother 10 gal change. here in about a hr I will do a nother one. I am pulling all the water out by the skimmer. It is getting better. __________________ If it was'nt for the sea I could not see or sing ( Jimmy Buffet ) I like to glue animals to rocks and put disturbing amounts of electricity and saltwater next to each other Reefing is'nt how long you been in it. It is how deep you get in it. Current Tank Info: 400g display build, 300g sump, 75g ATO, 75g refug and a few more. Close to a 1000g. 200g mixing station.

09/02/2008, 10:58 PM	#8
NaH2Ofreak Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,468	Watch your salinity if your skimmer is pulling out a lot of water. Dennis

09/02/2008, 11:05 PM	#9
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	yeah, 1/2 gallon in 195 is not a total disaster. Keep the skimmer running, do water changes and add use baking soda to gradually correct any alkalinity drops. Good thing is you'll probably have zero nitrate once it's all said and done. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.