Can you blow up your tank with reef snow?

[mdpitts]

I did a deep cleaning of my 13 gallon yesterday and decided to dose with reef snow to help with detritus and algae drifting around. I used about a quarter teaspoon of calcium carbonate and a little over a half cap of Microbacter7. An hour or so later I went by the tank and everything looked awful. Zoas closed up, bubble tip shrunk but not all the way encased, a chalice just blew up and lost a LOT of skin, an elegance and maze brain tried to be survivors and grew a thick slime coat. I'm super worried about that maze brain. It's usually all puffed up and SO healthy. I've included a video I took before work this morning. Oh my Royal Gramma was dead this morning but he's been acting lethargic for a few days - I guess this was all too much for him.

I did take out water twice yesterday after this and replace it. I also used Seachem Stress Guard to help with additional slime coat. What are my next steps? I am most worried about my bubble tip and the brain.

Here is a video I uploaded to YouTube. I'm filming through one lense of some reef glasses and they get in the way - sorry.

 

[exnisstech]

I'd be more inclined to think something got stirred up during the deep cleaning tho I'm not positive what that consists of as I try not to disturb anything when I do water changes. I've used the diy coral snow with MB7 in my tanks including my acro tank and never had and issues. Too much and I get a dusting on stuff but it doesn't seem to bother anything.

 

[twentyleagues]

I use it and have no ill effects. I dose weekly about 20-30ml in a total volume of 120g. Might sound like a dumb question but you mixed it with ro water first right?

 

[mdpitts]

I use it and have no ill effects. I dose weekly about 20-30ml in a total volume of 120g. Might sound like a dumb question but you mixed it with ro water first right?

I did. After I posted this it occurred to me that maybe after cleaning the tank I unknowingly refilled it with RO. I assumed it was too heavy of a load of reef snow because I’ve never used it in that tank. I just checked and my tank is at 36ppt. Would RODI nuke my tank. Say I put back in about 4 gallons after cleaning.

 

[twentyleagues]

36ppt is where you should have it. Just double checking you put the calcium carbonate in rodi water before you dosed you didnt dose the powder?
You put back 4 gallons of what?

 

[mdpitts]

I was hoping that when I filled up my tank after cleaning it and BEFORE I reef-snowed I didn’t refill with RODI instead of salt water. Hoping I didn’t confuse my canisters of salt vs. RODI.