Help! I dropped my test kit in my aquarium!

lorenz0 · #1 08-25-2011, 06:32 AM

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

windcoast reefs · #2 08-25-2011, 06:34 AM

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

lorenz0 · #3 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 · #4 08-25-2011, 06:42 AM

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

Aquattro · #5 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..

Gripenfelter · #6 08-25-2011, 03:13 PM

The nitrate testing stuff is very corrosive and toxic btw. A friend of mine lost 2 out of 15 fish when he dropped his tube in the sump by accident.

Lampshade · #7 08-25-2011, 03:51 PM

That Nitrate stuff is very corrosive. I kept getting little burnt holes in my jeans and had no idea why, took a few times before i realized that it was after doing a test while sitting on the couch. While shaking, the tiny spatter that leaked out of the crappy lids while on my test kit was enough to do it.