what have I done!

[rngr175]

while doing a water change I mixed some kalkwasser in with the replacement water now my water in the tank is milky white. any comments or solutions are welcome. have i just crashed my tank? :help:

 

[teen]

what size tank?
how much water did you change out?
how much mix did you add?

 

[30-xtra high]

what is kalkwasser?

 

[rngr175]

tank is 90 gal. changed 15g. usual salt mix and added 2tsp kalkwasser.
Kalkwasser is a calcium supplement, I think that i may have precipitated out the calcium from the salt? is this deadly?

 

[jerthunter]

Kalkwasser is CaOH and it is usually added slowly via a drip with topoff water. By adding it to your water change which depending on your salt should have plenty of Ca you almost certainly caused a large amount of Calcium Carbonate to precipitate out. As far as damage I cannot tell you much, I would mix up another regular water change ASAP in an attempt to correct this problem.

 

[teen]

2 tsp is not that much. i add about that much to my 40g system. did you add it to the main tank or sump? it should be added to the sump.

 

[teen]

Originally Posted by Jerthunter
Kalkwasser is CaOH and it is usually added slowly via a drip with topoff water. By adding it to your water change which depending on your salt should have plenty of Ca you almost certainly caused a large amount of Calcium Carbonate to precipitate out. As far as damage I cannot tell you much, I would mix up another regular water change ASAP in an attempt to correct this problem.
theres a few different ways of adding it. the way the OP did it is a not so uncommon way to add kalk.

 

[aztec reef]

Originally Posted by Rngr175
while doing a water change I mixed some kalkwasser in with the replacement water now my water in the tank is milky white. any comments or solutions are welcome. have i just crashed my tank? :help:
no it's not crashed, the cloudinesss will go away in a few hours. if you run carbon for a day it will speed it up.