The office I work in is a house and we found out we have fleas in our new carpet and are going to be bombing for fleas. Should I cover up the fish tank with a plastic bag so the fumes etc dont get in/on the water or do something else?
Chemicals/Bombing Questions
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Is it a small tank? Any chance of moving it?
If not then covering it will be important. Also you should add a lot of fresh carbon to your filter and as soon as possible do a water change, either a lot of small ones (if you normally do small ones) or else some really big 50% changes. I would do changes every hour as soon as possible.
If not then covering it will be important. Also you should add a lot of fresh carbon to your filter and as soon as possible do a water change, either a lot of small ones (if you normally do small ones) or else some really big 50% changes. I would do changes every hour as soon as possible.
i just did a water change, so i should do a water change after we bomb and add more carbon in the filter before we bomb? thanks for the helpful tips!!
if the tank is small enough to take it outside away (far) from the scene of the crime, do it.
if that's not possible ... cover the tank with plastic and seal it with duct tape around the edge of the plastic where it meets the tank. also cover the filter and turn it off. cover any other equipment attached to the tank, like air pumps. remove all other equipment.
if that's not possible ... cover the tank with plastic and seal it with duct tape around the edge of the plastic where it meets the tank. also cover the filter and turn it off. cover any other equipment attached to the tank, like air pumps. remove all other equipment.
What liv2padl said, and I would do a major water change or two over the days after the bomb is dropped.
You really don't want to mess with pesticides potentially getting into the water, so seal it up well.
Remember, your fish do need oxygen, so don't leave the tank sealed off for too long. That being the case I would get some exhaust fans going to circulate the "bad" air out as quickly as possible once the time for the bomb to be efficacious has elapsed.
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You really don't want to mess with pesticides potentially getting into the water, so seal it up well.
Remember, your fish do need oxygen, so don't leave the tank sealed off for too long. That being the case I would get some exhaust fans going to circulate the "bad" air out as quickly as possible once the time for the bomb to be efficacious has elapsed.
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Or move the fish to a temporary home away from the house while bombing. Then carbon filter the hell out of the water and do water changes before returning the fish to their home.
I'm gonna try and move it to the office across the street before we bomb.. and leave them there for a couple of days. If i can get somebody quite abit stronger than me to take it over there... haha wish me luck!
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Fill up a 5 gallon bucket with some water from the tank, net your fish and transfer them to the bucket (or use a plastic round tupperware to trap them). Transfer the filters to the bucket and keep them running. I have a seperate rectangular plastic garbage can specially for this since it easily allows me to attach the hang on back filter to it. Canister filters are easy even with a round bucket.
COVER THE BUCKET!!!
Completely drain the fish tank of water. If you did not go overboard on the substrate, you can leave it intact otherwise remove the substrate. Carry the fish tank to the other location. I'd have a second person help me if its bigger than 20 gallons. Make sure you support the tank from the bottom when you carry it. Refill the tank, and transfer the fish + the 5 gallons of water and filters back to the tank. This way you preserve the bio-filter and safely move the tank. If you do routine waterchanges (50% weekly or bi-weekly) the large waterchange they will experience will not harm them.
COVER THE BUCKET!!!
Completely drain the fish tank of water. If you did not go overboard on the substrate, you can leave it intact otherwise remove the substrate. Carry the fish tank to the other location. I'd have a second person help me if its bigger than 20 gallons. Make sure you support the tank from the bottom when you carry it. Refill the tank, and transfer the fish + the 5 gallons of water and filters back to the tank. This way you preserve the bio-filter and safely move the tank. If you do routine waterchanges (50% weekly or bi-weekly) the large waterchange they will experience will not harm them.
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haha, silly me I was just gonna get a couple of people and take the whole thing next door.. water and all... glad there are people out there with minds that work on a bigger scale.. thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1