help purple up clowded up water

babyb

babyb

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i poored in some purple up in my tank and it looked like an atomic bomb falling to the bottom and now the tank is very white, i looked in the bottom of the bottle = it was like wet chalk powder, it has no oder
i did a 50% water change and water is still white but not as bad
 
hot883

hot883

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Shame on you! Ha! That my friend is not needed. The cloudiness will eventually go away, keep your filters running. Good luck.
 
drew2005

drew2005

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Purple up is supposed to cloud the water. It clears up for me completely in about 30-45 mins. How much of it did you put in? Did you shake the bottle before dosing?
 
babyb

babyb

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yes i shook it up befor i used it, and i put about 3 cap fulls in there.
i didnt know i didnt need it at the time so i was trying to use up some stuff i have, i really wish i knew i didnt need it that stuff is expensive
 
drew2005

drew2005

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Originally Posted by BabyB
yes i shook it up befor i used it, and i put about 3 cap fulls in there.
i didnt know i didnt need it at the time so i was trying to use up some stuff i have, i really wish i knew i didnt need it that stuff is expensive
I hope you have a 150 gallon tank if you dosed that much. It could screw up your alk and ca levels. I would test and make sure everything is ok.
 
alyssia

alyssia

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Originally Posted by drew2005
I hope you have a 150 gallon take if you dosed that much. It could screw up your alk and ca levels. I would test and make sure everything is ok.

My thoughts exactly
 
babyb

babyb

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my fish (now ex) lady told me to put a cap full per ten gal for the first week or so and i havent added it in this tank at all
 
drew2005

drew2005

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Originally Posted by BabyB
my fish (now ex) lady told me to put a cap full per ten gal for the first week or so and i havent added it in this tank at all
WOW! Overdosing. Its 1 capful(5ml) per 50 gallons. I would definitely test.
 
W

winstew

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Pretty sure it says on the bottle 1 cap per 50 gallons and you def want to put it at an inlet to your pump or powerhead, pump preferably.
 
W

winstew

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Calcium carbonate will precipitate out on your pumps impellers and filter assemblies if i remember right
 
drew2005

drew2005

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Originally Posted by BabyB
k so alk and ca shuld be test
Yes. check your PH also. When i first started using the purple up it threw my ph off slightly. With the amount you added i would check. Good luck.
 
babyb

babyb

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thanks is there anything i can further do about it levels, clearness, will my fish be ok (2 f per clowns, dw lion )
 
drew2005

drew2005

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Originally Posted by BabyB
thanks is there anything i can further do about it levels, clearness, will my fish be ok (2 f per clowns, dw lion )
It will clear up on its own. If your levels are out of whack, do another water change. Maybe 20% this time and see how that turns out. Your fish will be ok as long as there isnt a huge swing in PH. But since you did a big water change you might be ok.
 
babyb

babyb

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thank u all
now time to go sit in front of the tank for hours waiting for something to happen
 
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