flea spray

jones2270 · 06-04-2009, 05:28 PM

My house has become completely over run with fleas, I have no choice but to spray. Will this have any adverse affect on my tanks, is there anything I can do to minimize any side affects?

Surfnut · 06-04-2009, 05:47 PM

Right before you spray, cover the tank with plastic and sheets to seal it off. Also turn off all air pumps and skimmers.

I wouldnt recommend having the tank covered for more thank 4-6 hours.

Luukosian · 06-04-2009, 07:42 PM

Make sure you open all the doors and windows and maybe even run some window fans pushing air out for at least 20 minutes before uncovering the tank after treatment. I wouldn't use a lot in the vicinity of the tank and try to keep the can as low to the ground as possible when spraying. Read the label and keep the tank covered for as long as the recommended evacuation time.

p.s. before you spray it is best to vacuum thourougly and then throw the bag out away from the house when you are done. The flea eggs can lay dormant and not be affected by some over the counter sprays, vacuuming will suck them up or trigger them to hatch(the vibration). Be sure to spray again at least a week after your first treatment(and possibly a 3rd time) and put your pets on a product like frontline to assure you don't get them again. I have read some literature that non-chemical treatments can be effective against fleas like diatomaceous earth but I have never used it. As a chemical route I would recommend Precore 2000 plus...good knockdown and good residual growth inhibitor and available without a licence in most states.

--pest control technician

DrHank · 06-04-2009, 08:31 PM

For future reference. Get some Poly Pads. They will pull most nasty stuff out of your tank including organophosphates.

jones2270 · 06-04-2009, 08:37 PM

I bought some stuff from a local exterminateing, can't remember the name but it had IGR. Instead of spraying I soaked rags in it and used it to mop the floors ( i have hardwood floors through out the house). I did't spray around the aquarium and when I did spray i sprayed close to the ground. I took all other pets out of the house, suprisingly the dogs and cat dont really have fleas, they get monthly treatments with frontline and weekly flea baths. I have no idea where this out break came from, it seemed to happen over night. Any way I put extra carbon in the filtration so hopefully everything makes it or i'm going to be pissed.

csmsss · 06-04-2009, 11:03 PM

The problem with any volatile product (even if you aren't spraying it), is that a certain amount of it will become aerosolized. If you can smell it, it's in the air and a certain amount of it can enter your tank. Obviously, you want to find out what's in these fumes and just how toxic it can be to marine organisms and at what levels. I would second the advice above to cover the tank as tightly as possible and to turn off all devices that might create turbulence at the water surface. Remove any highly sensitive specimens to a safe place if possible - perhaps your LFS can assist you.

BLAKEJOHN · 06-05-2009, 04:35 AM

ugh.. fleas...I had a flea issue a few years back. It took us 3 months to get rid of them and we only lived in a 1 bedroom house. We bombed and sprayed, again and again. We let a friend barrow our vacume and he brought it back full of fleas, thats how we got'em. The trick is to be consistant and not to miss any knook or cranny. Be sure to treat your couches and bedding and even your clothes, any and all fabric in the house. If you have a basement be sure to treat down there too.....

mettjl03 · 06-05-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Luukosian

Make sure you open all the doors and windows and maybe even run some window fans pushing air out for at least 20 minutes before uncovering the tank after treatment. I wouldn't use a lot in the vicinity of the tank and try to keep the can as low to the ground as possible when spraying. Read the label and keep the tank covered for as long as the recommended evacuation time.

p.s. before you spray it is best to vacuum thourougly and then throw the bag out away from the house when you are done. The flea eggs can lay dormant and not be affected by some over the counter sprays, vacuuming will suck them up or trigger them to hatch(the vibration). Be sure to spray again at least a week after your first treatment(and possibly a 3rd time) and put your pets on a product like frontline to assure you don't get them again. I have read some literature that non-chemical treatments can be effective against fleas like diatomaceous earth but I have never used it. As a chemical route I would recommend Precore 2000 plus...good knockdown and good residual growth inhibitor and available without a licence in most states.

--pest control technician

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BigAl07 · 06-05-2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mettjl03

I agree with A... I was just gonna type this lol

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mettjl03 · 06-05-2009, 09:22 AM

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06-04-2009, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
jones2270 Tubeworm Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 39 View Gallery Karma Komment	flea spray My house has become completely over run with fleas, I have no choice but to spray. Will this have any adverse affect on my tanks, is there anything I can do to minimize any side affects?

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Surfnut Serpent Star Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 203 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flea spray Right before you spray, cover the tank with plastic and sheets to seal it off. Also turn off all air pumps and skimmers. I wouldnt recommend having the tank covered for more thank 4-6 hours.

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Luukosian Plate Coral Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burlington, IA Posts: 735 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flea spray Make sure you open all the doors and windows and maybe even run some window fans pushing air out for at least 20 minutes before uncovering the tank after treatment. I wouldn't use a lot in the vicinity of the tank and try to keep the can as low to the ground as possible when spraying. Read the label and keep the tank covered for as long as the recommended evacuation time. p.s. before you spray it is best to vacuum thourougly and then throw the bag out away from the house when you are done. The flea eggs can lay dormant and not be affected by some over the counter sprays, vacuuming will suck them up or trigger them to hatch(the vibration). Be sure to spray again at least a week after your first treatment(and possibly a 3rd time) and put your pets on a product like frontline to assure you don't get them again. I have read some literature that non-chemical treatments can be effective against fleas like diatomaceous earth but I have never used it. As a chemical route I would recommend Precore 2000 plus...good knockdown and good residual growth inhibitor and available without a licence in most states. --pest control technician __________________ -Anthony

06-04-2009, 08:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,758 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flea spray For future reference. Get some Poly Pads. They will pull most nasty stuff out of your tank including organophosphates. __________________ Doc Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html

06-04-2009, 08:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
jones2270 Tubeworm Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 39 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flea spray I bought some stuff from a local exterminateing, can't remember the name but it had IGR. Instead of spraying I soaked rags in it and used it to mop the floors ( i have hardwood floors through out the house). I did't spray around the aquarium and when I did spray i sprayed close to the ground. I took all other pets out of the house, suprisingly the dogs and cat dont really have fleas, they get monthly treatments with frontline and weekly flea baths. I have no idea where this out break came from, it seemed to happen over night. Any way I put extra carbon in the filtration so hopefully everything makes it or i'm going to be pissed.

06-04-2009, 11:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
csmsss Midas Blenny Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 98 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flea spray The problem with any volatile product (even if you aren't spraying it), is that a certain amount of it will become aerosolized. If you can smell it, it's in the air and a certain amount of it can enter your tank. Obviously, you want to find out what's in these fumes and just how toxic it can be to marine organisms and at what levels. I would second the advice above to cover the tank as tightly as possible and to turn off all devices that might create turbulence at the water surface. Remove any highly sensitive specimens to a safe place if possible - perhaps your LFS can assist you.

06-05-2009, 04:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
BLAKEJOHN Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KINGSTON, I.L. Posts: 1,073 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flea spray ugh.. fleas...I had a flea issue a few years back. It took us 3 months to get rid of them and we only lived in a 1 bedroom house. We bombed and sprayed, again and again. We let a friend barrow our vacume and he brought it back full of fleas, thats how we got'em. The trick is to be consistant and not to miss any knook or cranny. Be sure to treat your couches and bedding and even your clothes, any and all fabric in the house. If you have a basement be sure to treat down there too..... __________________ 110 gallon acrylic 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Blue Tang, 2 Eng Gobies, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 Tomato Clown, 1 Lion fish RBTA, Longspine Urchin, Approx. 200 snails Red Monti, Purple Rim Monti, Leathers, Elegence, Yellow Polyps, various Zoa's, FrogSpawn, Ricordias, Greenbirdsnest, Pink Milli, Blue Milli, Bonzai, unknown Acropora's, Purple Digi, GSP, Bubble Coral, Staghorn, Slimer

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mettjl03 Plate Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: flea spray Shut it big al... __________________ Jess SAY NO TO FREE RANGE LAWNS!! I know! I love you too. Every time my urchin poops, I think of you.

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