fumigation with tent of the entire home

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my house has to be tented for termites.
what are you doing with your setup, if your house has to be fumigated with a tent over it for 48 hours?
last choice would be a complete take down of the tank and move it to a friends house and start from scratch after that.

what are people doing with huge tanks?

one idea is, to stop all pumps, completely wrap the tank and sump in plastic foil and make it air tight and just hope for the best.
would fish and coral survive 2 days in stagnant water?

maybe there is an easier solution I haven't thought of.
 
I don't have any 1st hand experience with this, but I think you need to move the entire set-up to your friends house. I would be surprised if anything except zoos would live through it.
 
Well I agree with reff'in......but you could get some batery operated air pumps to put in the display tank. That would at least add some circulation to the display tank.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6917155#post6917155 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fittdog8848
Well I agree with reff'in......but you could get some batery operated air pumps to put in the display tank. That would at least add some circulation to the display tank.

I was first thinking of that too, but then I realized that that air pump would pull the air including the killer chemicals through the tank water - not a good thing.
 
I'm pretty much set on taking this one down, but next time around I might have a much larger setup with fish room etc. and therefore would like to know how someone with a 300+ gal tank would handle a situation like this.
 
If your house is being tented you should be good for a long time.
If you're concerned about future infestation, buy the annual inspection.
Early detection usually means local treat w/ chem, which isn't such a big deal.
Seal all wood w/ stain/paint as deterent.
And I agree, take it down
 
If your house is being tented you should be good for a long time.
If you're concerned about future infestation, buy the annual inspection.
Early detection usually means local treat w/ chem, which isn't such a big deal.
Seal all wood w/ stain/paint as deterent.
And I agree, take it down
 
Tear it down without a doubt..... Your tank will not survive two days without some sort of circulation.... And you simply can not take the chance of pesticide fumes getting into the tank ....

Bob
 
We had our house tented for termites. I tore my tank down.
I didn't want to take the risk.

Just think how bad you would feel if you left your tank up
and it got wiped out. I don't think it's worth the risk.

Better safe than sorry.


HTH
 
With a larger tank you might be able to get away with pulling out out all the FISH, but leave the corals. Their metabolic rate is probably much lower than that of the fish. Then seal it up air tight with low flow.

WIth a small tank, tear it down.
 
29 gallons?

Go get one of those 44 gallon brute trashcans with wheels at Home Depot, put everything in it with a battery powered airstone, and sit out outside in your backyard.
 
Hi All, Just a thought that happened to work.

Been there done that......When all else fails for the tanks that can't be moved .....Took all the stuff off the top off my tank and wrapped that rascal with a window shrink insulation wrap (thermal King brand)2x. Went one time around with painteres wide tape to insure when powering up no slipping .

Leaving a postive air incomming line from out side source which was done with some 1/2,5/8 inch air tubing (New) to a vacum canister run outside(safe location) I would image a gerden hose if kept dry would do in a pinch. Keep in mind that some kind of air dump out will be required but just keep it smaller then the incomming...to my amaze ment my dump became my over flow line do what you must...this not only provided water movement and oxygen but kept the all important postive pressure that keeps the bad stuff at bay.

Went one step farther (good idea for you prone to power loss areas) I also rigged a rule pump to a 12 volt deep cycle battery with good conections (to stop open flame /igniton) into the tank for further movement the battery at full charge may run for a day if your lucky....everything helps.

If you educate the fumagators to your needs you may save yourself a lot of heart ache.

Don't forget to seal and or remove all items that you fear will be contaminated refq. tank tools, sink areas.


I think this will get a few of you thinking differently about that big breakdown hassle and start thinking ....Possistively......air pressured!


Scott Herritt
Lil'Rhody Reefer
 
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