Anti bacterial soap!?!-ASAP-3reef Forums

Jakerupe · 04-25-2008, 06:52 PM

Well wish I had a better first post then this and somewhat hope nobody has an answer, that would mean that this had happened them.

As I registered last night here at 3reef I heard my two year old rummaging around and got up to check on her. Found her playing with the dial liquid "anti-bacterial" soap and my 110-gallon tank. She was just trying to give the fish a bath.

Anyway she couldn't have gotten more then 2 or 3 oz of this into the tank. Most of it was around the top and on the glass but I changed about 1/2 the water anyway and things seem to be ok. Anemones didn't like something at first but seem to be a lot better tonight. Tank wasn't full of suds either so that makes me think less got in.

My question is if anyone knows how affective the anti-bacterial agent is in any of this soap because my feeling is I may have just hit the reset button on my ammonia cycle and wonder if it is going to cycle again. I feel without a doubt some of the cycle will be undone, but not sure how much damage could be done.

I've got about 250lb of live rock and enough biological filter on it for 2 tanks so I feel safe, but.....anything else anyone can suggest might make me feel a little safer.

aquaboy · 04-25-2008, 07:13 PM

Uhhh ohhhh, i would be concerned with phosphates, but Water changes should take care of it. if all is well now, it should be later and after some more serious WC's.

missionsix66 · 04-25-2008, 07:20 PM

I'd do small/daily water changes after your large initial WC. Luckily you have a large tank. Couple of ounces of soap in my tank would probably be devistating. Good luck and keep a close eye.

wildreef · 04-25-2008, 07:25 PM

Well aisde form that i bet he has very clean fish now , with no ich. lol
I would agree there Mission thank goodness for him having a larger tank , it helped.
I would be doing daily water changes as well.

wareagle35031 · 04-25-2008, 07:29 PM

look on the bright side, no need for cleaner shrimp as long as you let her at it every couple of days.

wildreef · 04-25-2008, 07:42 PM

I just now thought ?
How in the heck did a 2 yr old get to the top of a 110 gal. tank ?
No offence i'm VERY glad that's all that happened,.

He need's to take pic and post of the ""cleanest anemone around""..lol

I'm glad though he did catch it , i'm sure had he not heard the baby messing round would have surely made the tank crash or worse ,.

And not to disapoint any one my 8 yr old decided to feed my 220 one time , lol with like 5 full sheets of algea
( the power heads were all stopped up ) and near to over flowing the tank from the sheets collecting on the drains )

wareagle35031 · 04-25-2008, 07:43 PM

I think what really happened is he was cleaning on the tank, and just decided to give the baby a bath while he was into it.

Jakerupe · 04-25-2008, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wareagle35031

I think what really happened is he was cleaning on the tank, and just decided to give the baby a bath while he was into it.

Caught red handed!! lol

She actually pushed her stool over, stool she uses to brush her teeth, then she was just reaching up. She is almost three and she wasn't actually at the "top" of the tank where she could be in any danger. Actually wild, the tank was one of the first things that I child proofed and it is the last thing I see in a lot of homes.

I'll keep on the water change. Did another smaller one tonight, and it is a fish only tank so the phosphates aren't a huge concern.

Thanks for the input!

aquaboy · 04-26-2008, 07:36 AM

Your welcome!

luvreefs23 · 04-26-2008, 07:57 AM

Wow, id be having a heart attack. hope all turns out well