HELP! coral dip in display by mistake

steallife904 · 05/14/2017, 09:55 PM

As title says i just put some coral dip in my display by mistake. The ME coral dip to be exact. i had a small little sample of it i got from reef a palooka last week as well as a sample of his coral food in a similar vial..... well i poured a bit of the dip in, maybe 1 ml or so. tank has the pine smell now. i put new carbon in but at the moment have no new water on hand and its almost midnight. tank is 150 gal What should i do?!?!?! am i in trouble or will it be ok?

Sk8r · 05/14/2017, 10:05 PM

Carbon is good, water changes, and if you have any Polyfilter, put that into the water flow. Change the carbon after a few hours if you have enough. I don't think the stuff will be particularly kind to your inverts and fishes, and if you have a means to, put them in qt with clean water. You can use conditioned tapwater if ro/di isn't fast enough. You MUST mix it til clear, however, to avoid burning gills. ME says it is herbal, so it's probably not as bad as some, BUT some plants produce some pretty pungent and strong chemicals, so better safe than sorry. In 150 gallons, a ml is going to be very, very dilute, which is also on your side. Watch for signs of distress like rapid breathing, expulsion of water, frantic action. This lists ingredients: https://mecoral.com/product/wash-off-dip-2x-8oz/

steallife904 · 05/14/2017, 10:10 PM

the vial i had was 5ml, i had already used some before and put a splash in tank so guessing 1ml if that helps, i got 3 filter socks with carbon in there right now. 2 under return lines and 1 under skimmer outlet. making water. i might see about calling a maintenance company locally saying i have emergency and see if they can come change out as much water as possible??? I'm also making water. i do not have any poly filters and everything is closed now.

steallife904 · 05/14/2017, 10:27 PM

well no luck on finding a company to come help. i don't think i have an option but to run carbon and do like a 5 gallon water change. this sucks..... i am completely freaked out, can't believe i did this. whats worse is i can't really find anything online about this so i guess its not happen many times. So can't really find a thread or anything to tell me how bad it is or if I'm ok?!?!?

wrott · 05/14/2017, 11:20 PM

I wouldn't worry too much. Contact the manufacturer, but running carbon is all you can do now.
It's not like you dosed it w/ Bayer. 1ml in 150g, I don't think it will do much harm if any.
Don't freak out, it's herbal dude.

steallife904 · 05/14/2017, 11:27 PM

thanks for the responses. well so far all still looking ok and smell seems to be gone or almost. Running a ton of carbon. i just did 5 gallons water change and going to make another 5 gallons and thats all i can do. Just hope your right about being ok!

05/14/2017, 09:55 PM	#1
steallife904 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 944	HELP! coral dip in display by mistake As title says i just put some coral dip in my display by mistake. The ME coral dip to be exact. i had a small little sample of it i got from reef a palooka last week as well as a sample of his coral food in a similar vial..... well i poured a bit of the dip in, maybe 1 ml or so. tank has the pine smell now. i put new carbon in but at the moment have no new water on hand and its almost midnight. tank is 150 gal What should i do?!?!?! am i in trouble or will it be ok?

05/14/2017, 10:05 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Carbon is good, water changes, and if you have any Polyfilter, put that into the water flow. Change the carbon after a few hours if you have enough. I don't think the stuff will be particularly kind to your inverts and fishes, and if you have a means to, put them in qt with clean water. You can use conditioned tapwater if ro/di isn't fast enough. You MUST mix it til clear, however, to avoid burning gills. ME says it is herbal, so it's probably not as bad as some, BUT some plants produce some pretty pungent and strong chemicals, so better safe than sorry. In 150 gallons, a ml is going to be very, very dilute, which is also on your side. Watch for signs of distress like rapid breathing, expulsion of water, frantic action. This lists ingredients: https://mecoral.com/product/wash-off-dip-2x-8oz/ __________________ 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%.

05/14/2017, 11:20 PM	#5
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	I wouldn't worry too much. Contact the manufacturer, but running carbon is all you can do now. It's not like you dosed it w/ Bayer. 1ml in 150g, I don't think it will do much harm if any. Don't freak out, it's herbal dude. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

05/14/2017, 10:10 PM	#3
steallife904 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 944	the vial i had was 5ml, i had already used some before and put a splash in tank so guessing 1ml if that helps, i got 3 filter socks with carbon in there right now. 2 under return lines and 1 under skimmer outlet. making water. i might see about calling a maintenance company locally saying i have emergency and see if they can come change out as much water as possible??? I'm also making water. i do not have any poly filters and everything is closed now.

05/14/2017, 10:27 PM	#4
steallife904 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 944	well no luck on finding a company to come help. i don't think i have an option but to run carbon and do like a 5 gallon water change. this sucks..... i am completely freaked out, can't believe i did this. whats worse is i can't really find anything online about this so i guess its not happen many times. So can't really find a thread or anything to tell me how bad it is or if I'm ok?!?!?

05/14/2017, 11:27 PM	#6
steallife904 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 944	thanks for the responses. well so far all still looking ok and smell seems to be gone or almost. Running a ton of carbon. i just did 5 gallons water change and going to make another 5 gallons and thats all i can do. Just hope your right about being ok!