Getting sore throat/swollen thrat from fish tank

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

i set up my tank a few weeks ago and i feel like im getting sick .. its in my bedroom and its humid in here .. will the evaporated water get to my throat thats building up in my room and get me sick? if this is the case i might have to get rid of it .. :-( .. i just put an order in for my ati pm too

 

[Tonyscoots84]

You could be getting sick. There are plenty of dirty germ infested people out there. Lol

Dont think its your tank but give it a few more weeks if nothing move it into another room and see what happens.

 

[bklynreef]

Put a window exhaust fan if you have to and if that doesn't work then move the tank. It could be the cycling fumes that's getting to you. Happened to me but I have an enormous volume of water I'm dealing with plus I have 2 exhaust fans. One in the sump room and one in the display. It should dissipate after the first month or so.

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

its weird because everytime i set up a tank i get sick ... def. has to do with tank lol

 

[bklynreef]

It's the cycling fumes, I'm sensitive to it also and happens to me every time even though I use only cured lived rock and live sand with ro/Di water. If you used not live it could take longer for the fumes to dissipate. It's cold out so pump the heat and crack the window.

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

the rock is cured .. from a tank thats 5 years old .. my room is always warm .. Can it be from evaporated water and breathing it in at night when i sleep?

 

[bizzarro]

If your room is humid to begin with you can get mold growth.

Best to check for that before determining if the tank is the cause becuase you can end up getting severely ill from black mold.

When I feel a sore throat coming i turn on my humidifier on to prevent it from drying out at night time so I doubt that would be a reason why you are getting sick from water evaporation.

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

ill check around near the tank .. its either from mold or evaporated water? i just got a new carpet and didn't see any signs of mold .. ill double check around tank ..

 

[bklynreef]

Do you have forced air heat which is dry or radiators? That also makes a difference. I still think it's the new cycle though. I have the same issues on every new tank I ever set up and I got dizzy as well.

 

[bizzarro]

Sorry, missed the part that you had this tank for a few weeks. I don't know how fast mold can grow but warm and humid is prime conditions.

Check more than the area around the tank like the entire room just to be safe. If anything you should be running a de-humidifier if you feel the room is very humid.

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

I've been tankless for a few months no problems with being sick.. its a swollen/sore throat .. i can't see black mold being the answer ..

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

the tank has been up for 2-3 weeks ..

 

[bklynreef]

New tank syndrome!

 

[OGGISPORTS]

Did you get any of the water in your mouth somehow?

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

checking around as I'm typing this and i don't see anything .. a trip to home depot tomorrow to see if a de-humidifier will solve it .. i asked last week on here about this and they said that evaporated water wouldn't make you sick .. is this true?

 

[bklynreef]

Evaporated cycling water will make you sick. Happened to too many people to be a coincidence.

 

[PHILYD1]

You guys are Buggin!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

i just had some over the rocks .. lol no i just been adding ro to it ..

Did you get any of the water in your mouth somehow?

 

[OGGISPORTS]

i just had some over the rocks .. lol no i just been adding ro to it ..

Lol did you get sick with the fw tank

 

[lylbxplaya4lyfe]

wheres the fish/aquarium doc when u need one .. i have to keep clearing my throat .. this is frustrating .. ant is there a 30 day return for thank/stand/sump? lol I'm just going to go to hd and get a dehumidifier hopefully it'll solve it .. if not I'm getting rid of it