Gahh!! Major vodka overdose!!

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  1. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I'm thinking if there was going to be a terrible impact on your livestock, you would see signs already. I'm thinking the water change should do the trick....maybe do another in a couple of days if it still looks cloudy....I wonder if corals and fish can get drunk? Maybe they are extremely happy at the moment :) The only reason I'm making the joke is because it sounds like your livestock will be fine.
     
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  3. Likeajeenyus

    Likeajeenyus Bristle Worm

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    Thanks, I'm thinking the same. Still nothing has died. Just cloudy.
     
  4. Likeajeenyus

    Likeajeenyus Bristle Worm

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    water appears to be getting cloudier, still.

    Did 50 gallon water change..Causes skimmer to freak for a few hrs.

    Positioned Flow accelerators from the spray bar to draw in air to help oxygenate the water.

    Livestock looking a little sluggish.. maybe because of all the noise and bubbles

    Wife pointing a gun at my head for spending 600$ on aquarium parts and some livestock a few days ago that's now in jeopardy.

    STILL 0 Casualties!! and fingers still crossed!
     
  5. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Any vodka left? Take a few shots, might help you get through this.

    Normally I just sleep off my vodka overdoses.;)
     
  6. tonythereefer

    tonythereefer Fire Shrimp

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    I drank the vodka WHILE dosing it ;)

    "a little for you...and a shot for me :) "
     
  7. Likeajeenyus

    Likeajeenyus Bristle Worm

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    Ha, yea I should. Still some left in the bottle.

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    Still cloudy not getting worse I think its clearing slightly.

    0 casualties
     
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  9. CashMoney6980

    CashMoney6980 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    wow! Tough break! I hope everything pulls through! Maybe stick to only dosing the vodka for yourself now ;)

    Good luck! Keep us informed!
     
  10. _alex_

    _alex_ Feather Duster

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    Yup why I do manually lol I honestly think worse thing you will see will be a bacterial bloom. I have heard of people od it and having losses but they were usually within the first 48hours they started seeing issues. I would do several large changes, few days in between each one, and once water clears cut my original dosing in half an start back on it. Unless you go to pellets which I'm thinking about going to myself. Even though the $8 bottle of vodka is going on 2 years and still like 3/4 full lol.
     
  11. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    my 2 cents would be to do a large water change. also i would not trust an automated doser for this kind a of thing, precisely for this reason. i use NOPOX and it doesnt cost me that much more energy to measure out 10ml of product and poor it just after my morning feeding.

    good luck, least you fish are having a blast....not.....
     
  12. jbraslins

    jbraslins Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Rehab is the toughest part. You have a bunch of alcoholics in there now, weening them off might be hard.