Help! I dropped my test kit in my aquarium!

windcoast reefs · #1 08-25-2011, 06:28 AM

So I was doing my daily testing when I accidently bumped one of my test tubes full of chemicals into my tank! I stopped the pumps from my sump and turned off all the equipment and am draining the sump completely. Is there anything else I can do or is my tank toast?

lorenz0 · #2 08-25-2011, 06:32 AM

are you talking about a test tube with a few drops in it?

windcoast reefs · #3 08-25-2011, 06:34 AM

Yeah pretty much. I am unsure which one it was, but I believe it was the calcium.

lorenz0 · #4 08-25-2011, 06:40 AM

I wouldn't worry about it. the ratio to water volume shouldn't even effect it. by now its so diluted that it shouldn't even cause a problem. if you want to be safe you could just do a water change tomorrow

windcoast reefs · #5 08-25-2011, 06:42 AM

Okay, Thanks! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't gonna kill my tank!

Aquattro · #6 08-25-2011, 02:35 PM

Going forward, I'd maybe keep the test kits away from the tank

Kitchen counter might be a better place to shake and swirl..