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Old 11/24/2007, 12:24 PM
Silverfin Silverfin is offline
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Exclamation Ack! Help!!!

I just woke up to find my fish tank all cloudy and the sump out of balance. I'm pretty sure its the kalkwasser, but I don't know for sure. The temperature also rose to 81.6 degrees and its usually around 78.

What can i do?!?!
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Old 11/24/2007, 12:36 PM
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I would do some tests and start with a water change.
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Old 11/24/2007, 12:55 PM
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what do you mean by the sump is out of balance?
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Old 11/24/2007, 01:04 PM
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I agree with the waterchange and run some carbon.
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Old 11/24/2007, 01:07 PM
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More info please. Test results, specifically, Ca and Alk, would be helpful.
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Old 11/24/2007, 01:14 PM
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Definitely do a water change. It would be great if you say a little more about how much and when you've been supplementing kalk. From the little you said so far it sounds like it could be calcium carbonate precipitation.
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Old 11/24/2007, 01:16 PM
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Wait till the water clears to check KH and Ca or you could get false readings.
 


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