rottloverr February 4, 2009 Share February 4, 2009 (edited) Well I dont know how it happened this time but I walked downstairs last night around 2 am to get a drink and my 75 g tank was cloudy with kalk. I've been through this before but I guess it was to much this time. Everything is dying. Some corals have already bleached while some are in the process. My 2 clown fish seem ok but the rest of the fish havent been coming out of the rock unless they are dead in there. We are looking at buying a house in the next month or two so i was going to have to break everything down. We had planned on buying a larger tank once we are settled but at this point i dont know. The tank stinks to high heaven, there is slim on all the corals and from reading posts I just can sit here and wait. This has been the hardest hobby I have ever been in... I'll be selling everything once the tank settles down. I'm done. Sean Edited February 4, 2009 by rottloverr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDiver February 4, 2009 Share February 4, 2009 i'm sorry to here this..i hope to see you back in the hobby once you are settled in your new house.. this is the reason why i don't use kalk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 sorry to hear that. how was your kalk setup to dose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottloverr February 5, 2009 Author Share February 5, 2009 (edited) My kalk stirrer was set up thru my auto top off. I had just changed the kalk powder a week ago so it was strong water that was put in the tank. I believe the float switch came off the side glass so it just kept pumping. Sean Edited February 5, 2009 by rottloverr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 So sorry to hear of the trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 Sean, Sorry to hear about this. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsedlack February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 Crap! Just plan on coming back stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoothtriqueter February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 sorry to hear hope to have you back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoozilla February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 This has happened to the best of us. Hang in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 Well I dont know how it happened this time but I walked downstairs last night around 2 am to get a drink and my 75 g tank was cloudy with kalk. I've been through this before but I guess it was to much this time. Everything is dying. Some corals have already bleached while some are in the process. My 2 clown fish seem ok but the rest of the fish havent been coming out of the rock unless they are dead in there. We are looking at buying a house in the next month or two so i was going to have to break everything down. We had planned on buying a larger tank once we are settled but at this point i dont know. The tank stinks to high heaven, there is slim on all the corals and from reading posts I just can sit here and wait. This has been the hardest hobby I have ever been in... I'll be selling everything once the tank settles down. I'm done. Sean Sounds like you read a lot of posts - but not all the right ones. Recently it has been suggested several times that your kalk stirrer never have enough kalk powder in it to cause death and destruction. Better to re-fill it frequently than to kill off the tank. Sorry about your bad luck. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 So sorry to hear about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterTang February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 Sorry to hear this... If I were to offer an opinion, it would be to sell everything that you can't use on your next tank if you're going to move anyway. My tank also suffered pretty bad the last seven days, and I actually had the "For Sale" post all written up with all of my stuff. In the end, I just couldn't do it. It took several days of just working on it and not even thinking about selling it, plus a really tasty hamburger, and now I feel like I can keep at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUBAKAH February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 Sorry to hear of your bad luck. Wish I had a dollar for every time I read of a kalk stirrer going bad, or malfunctioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanCallan February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 (edited) Sorry to hear of your bad luck. Wish I had a dollar for every time I read of a kalk stirrer going bad, or malfunctioning. +1 You'll never catch me using kalk on my tank. I guess people are glutton for punishment. Edited February 5, 2009 by SeanCallan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 +1 You'll never catch me using kalk on my tank. I guess people are gluten for punishment. Wheat allergies are a b***ch but not sure what that has to do with calcium hydroxide overdosing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanCallan February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 Wheat allergies are a b***ch but not sure what that has to do with calcium hydroxide overdosing? lol. Good catch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami February 5, 2009 Share February 5, 2009 +1 You'll never catch me using kalk on my tank. I guess people are glutton for punishment. Ahhhh, a visit from the editing genie I see. Gluten tag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer99 February 7, 2009 Share February 7, 2009 rottlover, Sorry to hear about that. That doesn't happen if you do manual dosing. -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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