Big time overdose

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  1. OverStocked

    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I did not put the ends on that cause a seal on my dosing system anyways i just put 350g worth of mag,calcium,strontium in to my 42g reeftank with a 20g sump

    Everthing looks normal and i grew a ton of Coraline in the last 30hours

    what should i do ?
     
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    2in10 Super Moderator

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    If everything is doing OK just hold off on dosing until the levels drop to your preferred parameters.
     
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    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    +1

    How does the water test for mag,calcium,strontium?
     
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    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Its fine but my test kits won't even read how high it is
     
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    Normal water changes will help also. Just don't adjust the change water until your parameters reach the desired level.
     
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    OverStocked Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Is there anything bad that can happen having it that high ?
     
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    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    Yes. Do what 2in10 says.
     
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    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    In fact, you should be doing a water change and not posting.
     
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    Might cause problems with your equipment seizing from deposition. You will need to do some research to see if there is any bad effects from the OD. Strontium is the only thing I have not done a lot of reading up on. Calcium the corals have a minimum need but once it reaches a certain level they don't use any more of it, the mag is needed for support and biotic usage. The elevated mag and calc will most likely cause difficulty in keeping your alk steady. Dose cautiously the alk or you could have serious deposition issues.
     
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    That's why you should do a water change right away.