Apartment fogging?

[txstateunivreefer]

Ok so i know you are supposed to cover fish tanks when you fog for insects and there are a ton down here i forgot how bad it can be.

so would my tank be sufficently covered if i took one of those contractor drop cloths and took it all the way to the floor sealing it to the floor by laying 2x4s or something similar around the peremeter of the tank?

[tropicana]

I know this is off topic, but your signature of your tank... To show it put it like this:



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[txstateunivreefer]

i think something happened to it when my charter membership ran out ill take care of it. thanks

[merlin0883]

i've personally never dealt with this problem, but that sounds adequate to me, as long as your cover is at least water proof.

[SABOB]

I believe you should also turn off pumps for awhile,hopefully someone else will chime in to agree or disagree.

[ErikH]

Chris, Wet towels or damp towels over the surface of the tank should be adequate. Just make sure the towels dont sag into the water. I dont know why they have to be wet, but I used to work for Terminix, and that was what we were told to tell our clients that had tanks. I kinda miss sales...

[brewercm]

The reason for wet is it helps filter out the chemicals since they will attach to the water particles. Same thing we used to do with chem gear when the charcoal filters would get old. Still not sure if it would work and never wanted to find out.
They recommend the same thing if your house is on fire to wet a towel and hold it over your mouth and nose to keep less smoke inhalation.

BTW, on your original question. I covered mine with plastic wrap for a few hours and just left a couple of power heads running in the tank for a few hours until the stuff settled.

[txstateunivreefer]

thats what i was planning on using was that plastic stuff i think they use it to cover foundations that comes in big rolls. and just in case i have any contamination im gonna run carbon when i start everything back up.

[matt]

If you have a reef tank, especially with lots of sand critters, you could devastate your tank using insecticide in the room. The chemicals that kill insects are usually lethal to marine invertebrates at very low levels.

Personally, I would not do it. I rid my house of fleas using a boric acid type of powder inside and spraying the outside, while treating my dogs with advantage. If you do want to use a fogger, I would seal the tank off completely, including the sump, using plastic and duct tape, and run a line from the skimmer intake to the outside of the house so that ALL the air getting into the tank is from the outside. Then, I'd run a line from the skimmer vent on the collection cup out through the plastic, sealing around it, so that it exits into the room. Keep the skimmer running. After the room has thoroughly vented, carefully remove the plastic, but I'd keep the skimmer hooked up to the outside for at least a day. I'd also run some carbon for a few days.

If you have a fish only tank these precautions are probably not necessary, but if it were me I'd still do it.

Good luck!

[LoneStar]

Good advice Matt.