Air fresheners???

[No Worries1979]

Has anyone ever heard or experienced contamination by time-released air fresheners or any other air-born products??? I have no canopy and this may be an issue for me. Thanks

 

[Randall_James]

Not sure about the air products but burning "scented candles" is a known issue.

I have searched up and down on this subject and have found zero info on it. If you find anything on this, post the links please.

As I think the oils are very similar, I have removed these devices from my home until further notice.

 

[RLMainers]

Please elaborate! I burn scented candles. Are they really harmful to my tank? Thanks!!

 

[Randall_James]

Well of course I can not find it yet, but I had come across a study that showed the soots and oils from scented candles had adverse effects on aquariums.
I must say however if it is this hard to find, maybe not as big an issue as it would seem. (however my $thousands invested always error to the side of safe first).
I will keep digging

 

[No Worries1979]

My wife powders our carpet with deoderizer before vacuming and I think that my have killed our hippo tang a while ago. I am a bit paranoid lately.

 

[edwar050]

There is nothing being wrong with paranoid. After all the time we have invested in our tanks it would suck to have one crash due to some carpet deoderizer. I always wondered about this as well. It seems like if you got a fair ammount in the tank it could possibly kill a fish or so leading into a chain reaction. I suppose, depending on the chemical, that most would be like smoking near a tank.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Contamination & kids throwing things in are 2 reasons I went with a canopy