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03-23-2008, 08:58 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario/Canada
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 |  Fumigatng House
We have to fumigate the house for associated pest problem. Will have to leave for 24 hours. What do I need to do to protect the tank system?
Help!!!
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03-23-2008, 09:03 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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What do I need to do to protect the tank system?
| dont have the houe fumigated, or take it with you.
liquid spray from a pest controller works better than fumigation
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03-23-2008, 09:07 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
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if you have no choice I would try to cover the tank top with cling wrapas to get no direct contact and limit the amount of surface agitation in the tank/sump. _________ 
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03-23-2008, 09:09 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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Seal it up tight with Plastic and Tape Tank and sump and get a good air pump and tubing and get the pump to a clean air location outside and pump in fresh out side air to semi pressurize the tank with clean air and that will keep the fumes out also from the Bug Bombs.. Make sure no water surface is exposed to the inside house air.. I had a friend to have to tent his home several yrs ago Termites and some other boring worm ? We used a small painting compressor to keep the reef tank under a constant pressure and as was fine nothing of any type of problems and his was tented for 4 or 5 days . _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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03-23-2008, 09:37 AM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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Shut skimmer off also....... _________  | |
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03-23-2008, 10:04 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Originally Posted by aquaboy  Shut skimmer off also....... | Thanks I forgot to mention we also used outside air to feed his skimmer aswell just more air PSI to help keep inside out out. I'm startint to suffer
Old Timers Disease I call it C.R.S disorder (: | |
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03-23-2008, 10:18 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Originally Posted by Tangster Seal it up tight with Plastic and Tape Tank and sump and get a good air pump and tubing and get the pump to a clean air location outside and pump in fresh out side air to semi pressurize the tank with clean air and that will keep the fumes out also from the Bug Bombs.. Make sure no water surface is exposed to the inside house air.. I had a friend to have to tent his home several yrs ago Termites and some other boring worm ? We used a small painting compressor to keep the reef tank under a constant pressure and as was fine nothing of any type of problems and his was tented for 4 or 5 days . | That's what I did when I had to have the house sprayed for carpenter ants. Never had a single problem. | |
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03-23-2008, 10:54 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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LOL I remember that several yrs ago I think I suggested that two you also Terry in Fl also had to have his house done . I may have told you to use a wet sheet and or wet drop cloth of some type ? Its works also But the hold plastice will plug it up tighter then ****s hat band .. | |
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03-23-2008, 11:14 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Yup, I used a dry drop cloth but only because the treatment that I had was a spot treatment, not a fumigation  | |
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03-23-2008, 07:27 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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WOW, I would be nervous no matter what precautions!! Let us know what you did and how everything turns out so we can all learn a lesson!!! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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