Urgent. Tank shrink wrapped

[Coasterfrk]

Ok long story short floors resurfaced and I sealed the tank with shrink wrap to keep fumes out. How long can I safely leave it this way till O2 becomes a problem it's a 55 fish only filter still running.

 

[strike2867]

If you have a skimmer, could you run the air line into it from outside?

 

[mudskipper1]

What is your bio-load like? any way you could run a bubbler from outside into the tank?

Oxygen can go down pretty quick under the wrong conditions.

JMO

 

[Metal Man 1221]

I would say no more than a few hours untill conditions become hypoxic

 

[Coasterfrk]

The closest outdoors is 200ft away it's a large building and no no skimmer. It has two damsels and two tangs.

 

[mudskipper1]

Is the entire building having the floors done/smell? fresh air is needed somehow IMO

 

[iamwrasseman]

dont worry about the fumes as i had my floors done and did nothing to my tanks with no losses .

 

[Coasterfrk]

Well it's actually a rollerskating rink where I work. Skate floor being redone much more potent stuff and the floor space is probably more than most houses

 

[tkeracer619]

The tank should be removed.

 

[Coasterfrk]

Yes because that's easily done. If it was thy easy i wouldnt be asking what to do Not happening sorry.

 

[Metal Man 1221]

well if you have no option to plumb air in then i would suggest finding some way to filter the indoor air with a large amount of carbon. Is there any ventilation taking place? I cant imagine if the fumes are so toxic why they would have workers breathing this stuff. Ask your supervisor or maintenance if they can turn on an air exchanger if one isnt already running.

 

[Coasterfrk]

Slight attempts to vent air. It's difficult however I did run an air pump from an adjoining room that the air is better than the room the tank is in.

 

[Metal Man 1221]

The only other thing i can suggest is to remove the fish for the time being, and re-add them when the air quality is better

 

[danbmx]

The closest outdoors is 200ft away it's a large building and no no skimmer. It has two damsels and two tangs.

Um a 55 with 2 Tangs and no skimmer? What is wrong with you! Do research before buying fish. Urgh!!!!!

 

[dogstar74]

Please don't turn this into one of "those" threads.

Can you purchase 200 feet of clear airline tubing from Lowes or HD and run an air pump with an air stone from Outside the building into the tank? That would be more than sufficient for air needs.