tank cloudy after adding BIONIC

xxxbadfishxxx · 11/29/2006, 07:12 PM

i was mixing a couple of gallons of water for a water change, i decided to add the 2 part to the mixture 20ml of each and the water got really cloudy, is this normal? and like a moron i used it, i figured once i mix it with all the other water, it would be fine. Everything got cloudy, and has been like an hour and starting to clear up, all corals look fine, should i assume everything is okay?

LFS_worker · 11/29/2006, 08:19 PM

sounds like the b-ionic precipitated out of your water!

check you CA and ALK as well as Mg.

Brian

glaudds · 11/29/2006, 11:18 PM

You should add each part seperately into a high flow area. When you added both into your 2 gallons of water change the two parts reacted together and precipated out..causing the cloudiness.

drummereef · 11/30/2006, 12:25 AM

They should be added at different times in a high flow area - sometimes as much as hours apart depending on the size of the tank.

Randy Holmes-Farley · 11/30/2006, 07:07 AM

I agree that you cannot mix both parts of your normal supplement amount into a small amount of new salt water without causing precipitation. You can mix the calcium part in OK, at least for a few minutes before a water change. Not the alkalinity part.

The cloudiness will disappear on its own as it settles out.

No need for a water change.

This article has more:

What is that Precipitate in My Reef Aquarium?
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/rhf/index.htm

11/29/2006, 07:12 PM	#1
xxxbadfishxxx Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 1,585	tank cloudy after adding BIONIC i was mixing a couple of gallons of water for a water change, i decided to add the 2 part to the mixture 20ml of each and the water got really cloudy, is this normal? and like a moron i used it, i figured once i mix it with all the other water, it would be fine. Everything got cloudy, and has been like an hour and starting to clear up, all corals look fine, should i assume everything is okay?

11/29/2006, 08:19 PM	#2
LFS_worker 'ignoramus maximus' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rochester Posts: 1,481	sounds like the b-ionic precipitated out of your water! check you CA and ALK as well as Mg. Brian __________________ Save a reef, Grow a coral - Brian Borate Current Tank Info: I dont have any tanks :)

11/29/2006, 11:18 PM	#3
glaudds Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Glendale, So. Cal. Posts: 2,425	You should add each part seperately into a high flow area. When you added both into your 2 gallons of water change the two parts reacted together and precipated out..causing the cloudiness. __________________ When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras. Current Tank Info: 125g 6' acrylic, 55g sump/fuge, Iwaki WMD30RLXT return, 2 x 250 watt 10k XM ARO e-ballasts, 4 x 96 watt PC Actinic 03, Jeff's Pro 6-2 Skimmer, K2R Ca Reactor w/ARM media, MRC Kalk Reactor, TLF Phosban, 3x MJ 1200 mods, Reefkeeper 2 Controller

11/30/2006, 12:25 AM	#4
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	They should be added at different times in a high flow area - sometimes as much as hours apart depending on the size of the tank. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

11/30/2006, 07:07 AM	#5
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	I agree that you cannot mix both parts of your normal supplement amount into a small amount of new salt water without causing precipitation. You can mix the calcium part in OK, at least for a few minutes before a water change. Not the alkalinity part. The cloudiness will disappear on its own as it settles out. No need for a water change. This article has more: What is that Precipitate in My Reef Aquarium? http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/rhf/index.htm __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef