Lance's 225 gal tank

[Lance]

Originally Posted by christyf5

Good to hear you figured it out and that it was something "common sense" instead of being one of those stupid reef mysteries that will haunt you forever (I HATE those!!).

Yeah, I figured it had to be something with the dosing and not some voodoo curse or something. I still can't figure out why the tank sitter switched the pails though. I'll have to ask him when I see him. I only discovered it because I was looking for some clue and realized the older pail says: "Anhydrous Pellets" and the newer pail says "Crystalline Dihydrate".

[Lance]

For those of you who are using BRS Calcium Chloride, be aware that the newer product is 2.5 cups per gal of water vs. 2.0 cups in the older product.

[PoonTang]

Now come and fix my "reef mystery" and then everyone will know how smart you really are

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by Lance

For those of you who are using BRS Calcium Chloride, be aware that the newer product is 2.5 cups per gal of water vs. 2.0 cups in the older product.

Lance are you saying the label instructions on the new containers is wrong?

[Greenmaster]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Lance are you saying the label instructions on the new containers is wrong?

No, he is saying that his containers got switched. (new/old) So he was over dosing.

[Lance]

Yup, like Greenmaster said.
BRS changed their product awhile ago and the new product requires 2.5 cups per gal whereas the old formula was 2 cups per gal. My tanksitter switched a new pail with an old pail.

[Lance]

It amazes me how quickly the tank buffered itself and reached equilibrium. After I discovered the Ca/Alk problem, I quit dosing calcium and continued to dose the usual 230ml of Alk. Within 48 hours the parameters were at: Ca 420, Alk 8 and pH 8.1 (Right back to where they were before the trouble.) I wish everything in this hobby was this easy.

[MitchM]

Something GOOD happening fast.
You don't hear about too often!

Mitch