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How did you catch this? Did she come tell you?My daughter dumped perfume into the tank so that the fish could smell good.
saved it by doing daily water changes.
Really didn’t think scented candles are an issue. But now makes sense.Certain scented candles. My wife daughter starting burning one few weeks ago. Stunk the whole house up and within 10 minutes some of my shrooms where balled up ready to bail. Fish even started breathing rapidly and my skimmer lines are ran outside. Just the little bit of fumes that got sucked into my overflows and mixed with water greatly upset my tank. Almost instantly.
Don't burn scented candles. We are staying away from scented anything now.
Yeah I've read about the horror stories but finally found out about it the hard way.Really didn’t think scented candles are an issue. But now makes sense.
Burning a candle in a bathroom is harmful?Hi everyone, wanted to start this thread so everyone can chime in on household items that can potentially cause a huge wipeout. For example, burning candles or spraying aerosols near the tank can be deadly. What are some household items or practices you have heard of that can wipe out your entire tank? Please chime in and leave some insight based on your experiences.
Im fairly certain that an act like that would absolutely be grounds for divorce. That's actively taking part in causing the deaths of living things. That's some seriously messed up stuff.Absolutely!!! Kids and spouses!!! My wife was mad and drunk one day. She decided to dump a years worth of New Life spectrum pellets in my 54 gallon. Didn’t realize she did it. Woke up the next morning. Living room stunk of ammonia. Bacterial bloom from hell. Lost some fish to this. Was almost grounds for a Divorce. Ammonia was off the charts. 100% water change, prime, and a bottle of Biospira later, things finally returned to normal. I was a very, very angry person. Here’s a before and after.
If you're venting cooking/oil vapors, I expect you're safe. Do you also see bits of ash around the house when you use your fireplace, or is it just the smoke odor? You might get a bit of ash dust into your tank, but the lid will block most of it. I've never seen any immediate adverse reaction from my cooking, and my stove is closer than your setup.I know I’m joining this thread late….two items concern me:
1) our kitchen is approximately 20 feet from my 365g reef tank. Not overly worried about eating near the tank but do worry about food preparation - especially preparing fried food. Thoughts on this?
2). Have a large wood durning fire place that ventilates nicely up the chimney but know small amounts of smoke are disputing in the room. Thank us approximately 50 feet from fireplace. Any thoughts on this?
thanks in-advance
My woodstove is in the basement and sometimes when starting a fire it fills up with smoke. My basement sump is about 5/6 feet away. No problems yet after 8 years.I know I’m joining this thread late….two items concern me:
1) our kitchen is approximately 20 feet from my 365g reef tank. Not overly worried about eating near the tank but do worry about food preparation - especially preparing fried food. Thoughts on this?
2). Have a large wood durning fire place that ventilates nicely up the chimney but know small amounts of smoke are disputing in the room. Thank us approximately 50 feet from fireplace. Any thoughts on this?
thanks in-advance
Rather than risk it, I find wiping with a damp cloth or paper towel, followed by a drying wipe with a piece of newspaper very effective at removing streaks. Newspaper is good for that, which is why you see all the street urchins who offer to clean your windshield using newspaper.Curious what people think about ammonia-free Windex (not sprayed near the tank) on a paper towel to clean streaks off front glass,,, then wipe with clean/dry rag or paper towel???
I'm not doing it yet but think I've seen posts on here saying it's safe so just curious.
My wife.Please chime in and leave some insight based on your experiences.