For all who have wondered about dosing their tanks the answer is absolutely DO NOT dose your tank.
Here is the reason why it is a big NO NO:
I lost all but 1 fish yesterday due to my stupidity.;( I prepared the solution of Bayer to dip the new acquisitions in, and sat it on the tank's brace with the canopy holding it in place. It was safe, until I reached for it to put it on top of a bucket I placed on the floor in front of the tank so as not to splash any of it in to the tank while placing a large rock with the shrooms & leather on it that I received as a gift.
Well, when I reached for it the bowl slipped in to my tank spilling half the contents into the tank. I didn't know what to do in that moment of panic, but then decided that all would be okay because my tank is 155 gallons, and what spilled was a mere 6 cups of the solution. I just kept an eye on the corals, and inverts ready to pull them out in to the bucket of freshly mixed salt water that I would be using to replace the water I was taking out of the tank during acclimation & dipping. Well, about 15 to 30 minutes later I see my PT spinning around on his tail, then the Desjardinii, followed by my Majestic, and then the rest of the tangs. I raced to rinse 1 or 2lbs of GAC in a nylon bag to throw that into the return section of my sump. Drained about 30 gal. of water, and refilled the tank. It was to little to late. I lost all but 1 tiny little fish. Fortunately, and I thank God that the first fish into my tank after the monster Sandy that I got from GeorgeG (tail spot blenny) popped out of a hole in the rocks while I was telling a friend what I had done.
Now you all know what happens if you dose your tank.
It will be total death. This was only about 6 cups of the solution that was 20 ml per cup in 155 gallons.
Looks like snails, crabs, chitons, limpets, and at least the brittle starfish made it though. Corals also appear to not have been damaged.
:thumbsup:
