bracebldrs
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snowing in tank ,shortly after 20%water change,what to do?
snowing in tank
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frankthetank
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snowing??? too much calcium? excess calcium gives the tank a milky look.
I'm not sure what you mean by snowing though. Can you post a pic?
I'm not sure what you mean by snowing though. Can you post a pic?
ifirefight
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Usually,snowing happens if you added a calcium additive to rapidly to the tank and "Overload" the system with calcium.. What are you levels????
bracebldrs
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i did a water change last night ,and today when i got home the tank was
a little blurry with this white powdery stuff everywhere small and big pieces
a little blurry with this white powdery stuff everywhere small and big pieces
bracebldrs
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my cal is 390 dkh8 mag1280 slg1.025 temp79
phos 0 trates0 amo 0 ph 8.12
phos 0 trates0 amo 0 ph 8.12
ifirefight
Active Member
Originally Posted by bracebldrs
my cal is 390 dkh8 mag1280 slg1.025 temp79
phos 0 trates0 amo 0 ph 8.12
Ok,but have you added a calcium additive lately?????
my cal is 390 dkh8 mag1280 slg1.025 temp79
phos 0 trates0 amo 0 ph 8.12
Ok,but have you added a calcium additive lately?????
reefforbrains
Active Member
LOL sorry to poke at your misfortune but this is always one of those things people neevr believe, Please post a pic.
If you do another waterchange it will clear up, dont worry about trying to vaccuum the snow out, when it balances again the cal will break back down, you just need to dilute it out and push back up your alk. Everything slowly, just do a 10% change with no supplements other than salt mix. And then check your alk and PH again.
If you do another waterchange it will clear up, dont worry about trying to vaccuum the snow out, when it balances again the cal will break back down, you just need to dilute it out and push back up your alk. Everything slowly, just do a 10% change with no supplements other than salt mix. And then check your alk and PH again.
bracebldrs
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love to post pic,maybe tonight old camera though ,prob wont show.
its almost the apeance of stirred up sand .def not micro bubs from sump.
its def some form of matter all white. this tank is a 125/35gsumpfuge 3 250mh
14k .ive never dosed with cal .only kalkwrasser and not for a month .the only
additive i add is iron .for my cheato and caulpulara.the only recent thing is
i switched from io reg to io reef crystals on this last water change.i did a
retest and my mag is reading bout 1600ppm???did i get bad salt?if this is
cal precip will it go away on its own?
its almost the apeance of stirred up sand .def not micro bubs from sump.
its def some form of matter all white. this tank is a 125/35gsumpfuge 3 250mh
14k .ive never dosed with cal .only kalkwrasser and not for a month .the only
additive i add is iron .for my cheato and caulpulara.the only recent thing is
i switched from io reg to io reef crystals on this last water change.i did a
retest and my mag is reading bout 1600ppm???did i get bad salt?if this is
cal precip will it go away on its own?
bracebldrs
Member
cough
frankthetank
Active Member
Do what the other poster suggested... water changes... I would do 10% water change for about 3 consecutive days. That should balance everything out.
bacchus_fl
Member
Is it possible it is some odd salt build up. Maybe from off part of the tank or hood. I have also send salt settle in some of my water jugs that become small white flakes of salt. But that should settle pretty quick. Sounds like you are having a recurrent problem. Not sure, just a couple ideas.
bracebldrs
Member
my cal has always been at 390 and holding.i guess ill have to watch if it drops .do 10%wc as for the salt its clean in canopy
when i spot feed with turkey baster i use it to rise salt creep.thanks for advice tough.what about my mag being 1600ppm?
when i spot feed with turkey baster i use it to rise salt creep.thanks for advice tough.what about my mag being 1600ppm?