Holtfreters solution

[MyLittleComet]

So I finally made holtfreters solution, and it made the tank all foggy and its settling into a whitish film on the bottom... did I do something wrong? Will the fog go away eventually?
I used the recipe from here

which makes 80 gallons worth, and you're supposed to do 1 cup for every 5 gallons. So I put 4 cups in my 20 gallon tank (and intended to put a cup in each time I change the water which is a 5 gallon change) I'm hesitant to do it to my other two until I know I haven't done something wrong

 

[MyLittleComet]

So I finally made holtfreters solution, and it made the tank all foggy and its settling into a whitish film on the bottom... did I do something wrong? Will the fog go away eventually?
I used the recipe from here

which makes 80 gallons worth, and you're supposed to do 1 cup for every 5 gallons. So I put 4 cups in my 20 gallon tank (and intended to put a cup in each time I change the water which is a 5 gallon change) I'm hesitant to do it to my other two until I know I haven't done something wrong

Ah nevermind it's cleared up considerably i think its fine.

 

[wolfen]

which solution did you use? holtfreters, holtfreters + magnesium sulphate, steinburg's, johns.
if you used a solution that contains bicarbonate of soda then the cloudiness and powder residue will be either calcium carbonate or potassium carbonate, this is because bicarbonate of soda reacts with both calcium chloride and potassium chloride to for calcium and potassium salts.
the cloudiness will dissipate over time and neither salt are harmful.
one of the ways to reduce the effect is to mix the bicarbonate separately then add it, more info here https://ambystoma.uky.edu/genetic-s...Issues-1-12/archive/Issue 3/09-16brothers.pdf

 

[MyLittleComet]

which solution did you use? holtfreters, holtfreters + magnesium sulphate, steinburg's, johns.
if you used a solution that contains bicarbonate of soda then the cloudiness and powder residue will be either calcium carbonate or potassium carbonate, this is because bicarbonate of soda reacts with both calcium chloride and potassium chloride to for calcium and potassium salts.
the cloudiness will dissipate over time and neither salt are harmful.
one of the ways to reduce the effect is to mix the bicarbonate separately then add it, more info here https://ambystoma.uky.edu/genetic-stock-center/newsletters/Older_archive/Issues-1-12/archive/Issue 3/09-16brothers.pdf

Just plain holtfreters from my understanding. No magnesium. Thank you for the suggestion to use it and the reply! here's to hoping my axies will be happier with it