SPS Bleached

[Nano]

I was just doing that actually. Dangit. Now I have to return it to big als. any suggestions for what to do? I took it out, should I change some water??

[Myka]

I would change 75% of the water pronto. Hopefully you have some made up already. Crap!!! Another victim.

What brand kits for the phosphate and nitrate?

[Nano]

API and Elos

no water made up. no reefers near by, looks like I'll get started. now I'm ticked lol

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Nano

API and Elos

no water made up. no reefers near by, looks like I'll get started. now I'm ticked lol

Since you don't have aged water, don't change 75% then, stick to 50% because freshly mixed saltwater is harsh (but so are heavy metals in the contaminated carbon ack). Get more water mixing up and once it has been mixing for 24 hours do another 50-75% waterchange. If you can get a Boyd Poly Filter pad today, DO IT. Poly Filter will help to remove heavy metals.

[RedCoralEdmonton]

Just for reference, the params of the tank that SPS came from are 7.93 DkH - Hanna, 460 CA - Hanna, and 1500 MG - Salifert.

Steve

[Nano]

Originally Posted by RedCoralEdmonton

Just for reference, the params of the tank that SPS came from are 7.93 DkH - Hanna, 460 CA - Hanna, and 1500 MG - Salifert.

Steve

Thanks Steve! Yup mine were quite a bit different

water is mixing, going to leave it for 30 minutes the change 5g, then another 5g later and so on, as thats all I have for a bucket..

[Myka]

Actually, before totally panicking you should probably check the batch number on the container of Kent Carbon. There is a list in the recall thread I just posted. If it is indeed one of the affected batches you should raise quite a stink with Big Al's because they should have received the recall letter weeks ago and should not have any of the affected carbon on their shelves.

[Mandosh]

Originally Posted by Myka

Actually, before totally panicking you should probably check the batch number on the container of Kent Carbon.

Was just about to suggest that...

[Nano]

Batch is EXC6OCT14 so apparently before the recall.. I called big als and they told me all this carbon is new, but obviously OCTOBER has long since past..

[daniella3d]

NOPE... mine was definitly contaminated and it WAS NOT in the batch they recalled.

So anyone using Kent carbon recently bought should return it no matter what because it still might be contaminated despited them not issuing a recall!

Here is their reply when I asked them why my carbon was not in the recall:

"They could only test batches that they had samples for. That is why we are asking for samples from batches that we have not been able to test."

So they only did a recall in the carbon they tested, that's all. Anyone having some bad reaction with their corals after adding Kent carbon should remove it immediatly, then do a large water change and add some Polyfilter to filter out the copper and nickel which were the heavy metals contaminants in my batch of carbon.

Originally Posted by Myka

Actually, before totally panicking you should probably check the batch number on the container of Kent Carbon. There is a list in the recall thread I just posted. If it is indeed one of the affected batches you should raise quite a stink with Big Al's because they should have received the recall letter weeks ago and should not have any of the affected carbon on their shelves.