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Maybe all the chemicals used to keep a room super clean would be more harmful than a thick layer of dust? I hope so, because my housekeeping leaves a lot to be desired...Do you think that having a super clean room where the tank is kept is a factor in tank success?
My cat has pooped and urinated in my tanks. Much less stressful on corals than an alk spike.Sooooooooo.... some of these tanks have the X-Factor, some have the Cat-Factor, some have the Voodoo-Factor, and some have No-Factor at all? lol
wait.... what?... I'm trying to visual comprehended that.My cat has pooped and urinated in my tanks. Much less stressful on corals than an alk spike.
shes got problemswait.... what?... I'm trying to visual comprehended that.
And how is your tank doing?My cat has pooped and urinated in my tanks. Much less stressful on corals than an alk spike.
All are doing good. I did water changes after it happened, was a nasty mess in my small tank but I doubt it did much to a 300 gallon.And how is your tank doing?
This definetely confirms my theory that cats are evil.
+1I do not find this surprising at all.
Every tank has developed its own family of bacteria that shifts the needle all over the place.
IMO every tank is reactionary to the live rock and how certain bacteria are growing vs those that aren't
Yes I think it has better chance of stability with a clean room.Do you think that having a super clean room where the tank is kept is a factor in tank success?
Very interesting you ask this. There was a 80 gallon timeless tank that was set up fresh, same deal good clean 0tds water. Equipment was very nice, high end lights and good filtration. They lived in apartment, and I always assumed they smoked cigarettes in the apartment. The tank did ok, but would randomly have stn and brown jelly randomly. So after talking about the smoke for awhile, we figured out that they did not smoke. It was actually the people below that I assume smoke so much, that was affecting his apartment, and was incoherently destroying his tank. Skimmer taking in bad air and injecting directly into the water.Btw Great thread.
Not sure if I missed this, other external factors may be:
Smoking / non smoking home
Scented candles / plug in room deodorizers
Lysol / Antibacterial sprays
Location near a well used kitchen
Windex to clean tank glass
My wife burned cookies tonight and the first thing I am thinking is how will this affect
It’s the only thing they have in common, but doesn’t mean it’s the reason by any means. One tank/ stand smells more of cat spray. But absolutely could be lotions, jewelry, Lysol. I am definitely not trying to bash cats by any means lol. Just the common similarities I noticed.Interesting read but really, cats.
I have 4 and my systems have no issues.
Maybe those tanks had cat scratch fever.