Exterminators...

CATALYST · 06-22-2007, 07:53 PM

What do you do with your tank when you have your house sprayed for fleas?

burning2nd · 06-23-2007, 06:26 AM

OH NO!!!!!

ive never bin there... But ill tell you something inportent. IF the house is gonna get bombed. you need to cover every opening of the tank...

when im working with anything thats gonna be dusty around the tank i throw this big plastic sheet over the hole tank (lights and all) since my lihts arent that hot.

but i would think that if the house is stagnet with cemicals from a super bug nuke your gonna wanna keep that outta your tank at all costs.

good luck

sasquatch · 06-23-2007, 09:01 AM

The skimmer is probably your worst problem, the cfm's being pumped into the tank will carry anything in the air into the water.good luck and maybe look into other methods of flea removal. Steve

Frankie · 06-23-2007, 10:39 AM

I bombed my home last year for fleas. I took 4 mil. plastic and sealed off the entire tank. I ran an air line from outside with an air pump and shut the whole tank down. After a 12 hours i aired the house out then took the plastic off and fired the tank back up. Thats what i did and all went well.

DrHank · 06-23-2007, 01:44 PM

Way to go Frankie. I've heard of others who did just what you did with the same good results. The airline running in from outside and a complete seal on the tank are both imperative. Also, make sure that your air pump is upwind of the home. On the windward side as it was.

CATALYST · 06-23-2007, 06:55 PM

An air pump like...
Got a pic?
The tank is right next to a window and my back door.

burning2nd · 06-23-2007, 06:58 PM

the pump and line would be to draw Fresh out sided (unbombed) air and deliver to the tank... you could probly leave some movement on

but seal it good... you dont want that stuff landing on your water

Frankie · 06-23-2007, 08:14 PM

Sure man. Heres the one i used. $cheap from superpets. It's a whisper 100.

CATALYST · 06-23-2007, 08:47 PM

Ah ha...the bubbler from my old freshwater tank. Got it.
I could leave the pumps going and turn off the skimmer.

CATALYST · 06-23-2007, 08:47 PM

Oh yeah...thanks!

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burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exterminators... OH NO!!!!! ive never bin there... But ill tell you something inportent. IF the house is gonna get bombed. you need to cover every opening of the tank... when im working with anything thats gonna be dusty around the tank i throw this big plastic sheet over the hole tank (lights and all) since my lihts arent that hot. but i would think that if the house is stagnet with cemicals from a super bug nuke your gonna wanna keep that outta your tank at all costs. good luck __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

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DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exterminators... Way to go Frankie. I've heard of others who did just what you did with the same good results. The airline running in from outside and a complete seal on the tank are both imperative. Also, make sure that your air pump is upwind of the home. On the windward side as it was. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

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CATALYST Reef Lobster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,442 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exterminators... An air pump like... Got a pic? The tank is right next to a window and my back door.

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burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Exterminators... the pump and line would be to draw Fresh out sided (unbombed) air and deliver to the tank... you could probly leave some movement on but seal it good... you dont want that stuff landing on your water __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

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