Cat POOPED in my sand bed... :O

[Devaji]

And thats why Im a dog person! Hopefully it works out!

it will, I am a dog person to. but the other half has to have a cat and she 's a vet. you would think i won the dog jack pot but noooo.

 

[MnFish1]

Rinse and use (after removing poop)

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Get the poor cat a litterbox before he does it again

 

[JGT]

At least it was in your sand bed and not your bed.

 

[KrisReef]

it will, I am a dog person to. but the other half has to have a cat and she 's a vet. you would think i won the dog jack pot but noooo.

I’ve never seen a thread about a dog helping someone get their tank cycle started.

 

[Dan_P]

the long and short of it.
I washed out some special grad sand for the new build. look way longer then i thought to get the tank in the house.
cat pooped in the tub of clean sand that I had in the basement fish room...

so after scooping do you all think a good washing then a soak in bleach for a few hours then a day or two to dry out in the sun would do the trick?

I am not sure that this is a big deal. Definitely rewash the sand but bleaching might be unnecessary unless you are going to lose sleep worrying about it.

 

[Salty_Northerner]

And here I thought this was a clickbait thread LOL

Just remove the feces and give the sand a good rinse and everything will be okay.

Hey, the worlds going green so what's the issue? If anything is lingering behind it's just going to help speed up your initial cycle haha!

Rinse it, use it, think about it a year from now and have a good chuckle

 

[Salty_Northerner]

I am not sure that this is a big deal. Definitely rewash the sand but bleaching might be unnecessary unless you are going to lose sleep worrying about it.

If the op does decide to wash and bleach the sand then I hope he or she is going to let that sand dry completely or they're going to be in a world of hurt.

 

[Dan_P]

If the op does decide to wash and bleach the sand then I hope he or she is going to let that sand dry completely or they're going to be in a world of hurt.

The OP can test the rinse water after treating with bleach (chorine). Also using a dechlorinator in the rinse water can speed up the process of removing the bleach.

 

[calhoun3186]

This is exactly the type of thing I would expect a cat to do.

 

[Woodyman]

Reminds me of this thread from a while back.

Thread 'My cat pooped in my reef tank yesterday' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-cat-pooped-in-my-reef-tank-yesterday.841949/

How many more times has the cat pooped in the tank @Dolphins18 !?