Bad batch of Instant Ocean

[Megalodon]

It was actually a 25% water change. The water sat for more than 24 hours. The new water water was dripped into the tank over hours.

The point is, whether you mixed the salt right away, or waited until the next day, the alkalinity was still sky high. I waited 24 hours! This could have happened to anybody.

The two test batches done aftewards, one I did, and one JL's did, showed the same problem

The mixing bucket had a thick coating of a white chalky substance all over.

The bengaii cardinal and the feather duster "came back to life" AFTER I took them out and put them in a bowl of 100% new water... using tap water, the new salt mix, and about an hour of mixing time.

I'm phoning JLs now to follow up on what they found. They think it's going to be OK by today, but they're wrong.