Scratching my head on this PROBLEM!!

fishmankyle · 04/29/2016, 10:04 PM

Not new to the hobby but I am scratching my head on this one.

So I have a 125 gallon reef tank with a 40 gallon sump with about 150lbs of live rock the tank has been set up for about two years now. I am having issues with my corals I over dosed the tank with calcium carbonate (read the Alk test as mml instead of DKH, stupid) so had milky water(percipient) did a 40 gallon water change about an hr after i noticed the tank.

the parameters are

alk-9
cal-420
nitrate-0
nitrite-0
mag-1350
phos-0
ammonia-0
salinity-1.025
temp ranges from 76-78 DF

feed once a day frozen food, every three days frozen with garlic added
I does BRS two part for alk, mag, and cal once every day to every other day.
filtration- refigium with live rock and chato, skimmer rated 250gal( nasty skimate), and bio pellets(small amount enough for 45 gallons, also does 6ml of vodka every other day.

Lighting- two 36in rapid led DIY with 14leds on each and two 165watt eBay lights full spectrum on about 50 percent. Light cycle, blue from 930am-930pm, white 1030am-730pm, and Rapid Led strips from, 11am-1pm.

Since the overdoes I have done changed about seventy-five percent of my water.

SPS are not doing well hammer is shrunk up and mushroom and polyps are all closed, fish(10 fish) are fine and eating well. Cleaner crew is alive and my two shrimp are well, also I have four cucumbers doing well also.

Any questions feel free to ask!

Thanks Kyle

gone fishin · 04/30/2016, 04:36 AM

A while back I had a timer fail and the alk pump went for quite awhile before I caught it. I did the same as you with the WC. My Corals were quite irritated for a few weeks but eventually things returned to normal. Good luck

fishmankyle · 04/30/2016, 08:53 AM

Yeah from what I understand it can take awhile, thank you. Guess I have to have patience...

thegrun · 04/30/2016, 09:30 AM

How long ago was the alkalinity overdose? Alkalinity burns take quite awhile to heal, it burns the growth tips the worst.

uncleL · 04/30/2016, 03:30 PM

How are you doing your additives? I use my ATO for dosing........Kalk, Iodine, Strontium & Molybdenum

fishmankyle · 04/30/2016, 07:18 PM

just ordered some red sea energy a and b to replace what the ultra low nutrient water lacks in.

fishmankyle · 04/30/2016, 07:20 PM

the tank was cloudy for about seven hrs but in that time the parameters did not spike, well atlas not an hr later(ph never went above 8.3). Also I did a 40 gallon water change within the hr

04/29/2016, 10:04 PM	#1
fishmankyle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Laurel, DE Posts: 7	Scratching my head on this PROBLEM!! Not new to the hobby but I am scratching my head on this one. So I have a 125 gallon reef tank with a 40 gallon sump with about 150lbs of live rock the tank has been set up for about two years now. I am having issues with my corals I over dosed the tank with calcium carbonate (read the Alk test as mml instead of DKH, stupid) so had milky water(percipient) did a 40 gallon water change about an hr after i noticed the tank. the parameters are alk-9 cal-420 nitrate-0 nitrite-0 mag-1350 phos-0 ammonia-0 salinity-1.025 temp ranges from 76-78 DF feed once a day frozen food, every three days frozen with garlic added I does BRS two part for alk, mag, and cal once every day to every other day. filtration- refigium with live rock and chato, skimmer rated 250gal( nasty skimate), and bio pellets(small amount enough for 45 gallons, also does 6ml of vodka every other day. Lighting- two 36in rapid led DIY with 14leds on each and two 165watt eBay lights full spectrum on about 50 percent. Light cycle, blue from 930am-930pm, white 1030am-730pm, and Rapid Led strips from, 11am-1pm. Since the overdoes I have done changed about seventy-five percent of my water. SPS are not doing well hammer is shrunk up and mushroom and polyps are all closed, fish(10 fish) are fine and eating well. Cleaner crew is alive and my two shrimp are well, also I have four cucumbers doing well also. Any questions feel free to ask! Thanks Kyle

04/30/2016, 04:36 AM	#2
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	A while back I had a timer fail and the alk pump went for quite awhile before I caught it. I did the same as you with the WC. My Corals were quite irritated for a few weeks but eventually things returned to normal. Good luck __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

04/30/2016, 03:30 PM	#5
uncleL Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: NC Posts: 411	How are you doing your additives? I use my ATO for dosing........Kalk, Iodine, Strontium & Molybdenum __________________ Current Tank Info: 75g QT, 90g DT, 180g under construction Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon setting up slowly, 90 Gallon Mixed Reef No Sump 3 Tangs,, 4 Clowns, Lawnmower Blenny, Coral Beauty, Coralband Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Snails, Zoas, Mushrooms, FrogsSpawn, Toadstools, FeatherDuster, Xenias, Anemones,29g, 20g

04/30/2016, 08:53 AM	#3
fishmankyle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Laurel, DE Posts: 7	Yeah from what I understand it can take awhile, thank you. Guess I have to have patience...

04/30/2016, 09:30 AM	#4
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	How long ago was the alkalinity overdose? Alkalinity burns take quite awhile to heal, it burns the growth tips the worst.

04/30/2016, 07:18 PM	#6
fishmankyle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Laurel, DE Posts: 7	just ordered some red sea energy a and b to replace what the ultra low nutrient water lacks in.

04/30/2016, 07:20 PM	#7
fishmankyle Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Laurel, DE Posts: 7	the tank was cloudy for about seven hrs but in that time the parameters did not spike, well atlas not an hr later(ph never went above 8.3). Also I did a 40 gallon water change within the hr