accidental poisoning

[duke62]

hey guys i was cleaning my basement today and normally i am very careful in the chemicals i use.but today i was cleaning my dogs pen and i sprayed lysol with the fan facing towards my tank.that happened because i moved the fan to get in her pen.and the lysol went right towards the tank.that was 3 hrs ago.now my 2 torchs are sucked in.i have never seen them like that until after the lights go out.can anyone give me an idea of what to do

 

[marrone]

Do a large water change and run some carbon or poly pads. Also run your skimmer to try and pull out any of the junk, so you may want to clean it to make sure it's working its best.

 

[duke62]

i was going to do that but i have no water left cause yesterday i did a water change.im making water now but i can only make 24 gal of water in a 24hr period.i have a 110 with a 20 gal sump and a 5 gal fuge.and all the stores are closed so i cannot buy any

 

[NYreefNoob]

tank

as much as you shouldnt do this use some reg tap water also, and keep running water and continue doing water changes

 

[marrone]

I would try and see if there is anyone near you that can give you some water. If not, and the corals aren't looking good, I would use regular water. If the corals don't look that bad I would do a small water change and then do more as you can make or get water.

Also make sure you run poly pads and carbon, as that will help a lot.

 

[ellebelle]

as much as you shouldnt do this use some reg tap water also, and keep running water and continue doing water changes

I think using tap water might just compound your problem by adding phosphates. Eric (digitalreefer) has said that if you want to come to brooklyn, he'll start making some water for you. He has 5g jugs he can put the RO/DI water in.

 

[duke62]

i wish i could do that.i checked my tap water with copper kit and i have copper in my water system.i do not want to put another harmful chemical in my system

 

[ireefny]

duke, I have some RO if you want to swing over, I will give you all Ihave may7be close to 50 gal. PM sent

dex

 

[duke62]

ellebeele you have a great man there.he has always tried to help me.but my only prob with that is that im 1 1/2 away.i know it seems that im not listing to you guys ive thought about reg water change.ive thought about using tap.and going to bklyn is not an option.i have been making water for 3 hrs now.by 12 ill have 7 gal.ill keep my ro/di water running all night and do a big water change tomorrow.what i was thinking of doing is take that 7 gal put it in a tubber ware and put my corals in there for the night

 

[ellebelle]

We weren't sure how far away you were, sorry it's not an option. Is there a supermarket open where you could get bottled water in bulk?

I think the tupperware option might stress the corals more.

 

[duke62]

oh yeah i can do that.ill go right now.dex thaks bro but ill go to the supermarket.you have always been there for me to.thanks everyone

 

[duke62]

okay i bought 30 gal of water plus 4 gal from ro/di.just finished changing water.tomorrow i should have 20 more gal.thanks ellebelle i was not even thinking of water from supermarket.poland spring i hope my corals do not think they are in maine now :lol2: come on that was funny.lets see how they are doing tomorrow.ill keep u posted.and thanks for all other suggestions

 

[duke62]

great peeps

this is why i love this site

I think using tap water might just compound your problem by adding phosphates. Eric (digitalreefer) has said that if you want to come to brooklyn, he'll start making some water for you. He has 5g jugs he can put the RO/DI water in.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

If there is a choice, I would go for the distilled water instead of spring water.

 

[ming]

Do as much of a water change and run as much carbon as possible. I knew someone who accidentally sprayed a little windex in the tank while cleaning the glass and lost 75% of his corals and all his fish. Would hate to see that happen to another person...

 

[DevIouS]

Damn......
Good luck with it.


Definitely run a bunch of Poly Pads & Carbon as the others suggested.

 

[Deanos]

poland spring i hope my corals do not think they are in maine now

I hope it was distilled water. Poland Springs Natural Spring Water still has 33-57 mg/l TDS which is more than what comes from my tap. :dead1:

 

[crox99]

Hey Duke,

any good news?

 

[digitalreefer]

I hope it was distilled water. Poland Springs Natural Spring Water still has 33-57 mg/l TDS which is more than what comes from my tap. :dead1:

I used Poland Spring for awhile in one of my tanks, and it eventually caused problems, but it's better than Lysol. Keep the RO pumping and do as many water changes as you can over the next few days. Your system should recover, although the water may cause a bit of an algae bloom.

Keep us posted, and if you're coming out for anything let me know and I can put on some water for you.

BTW... what did the woman at the supermarket say when you put 30 gallons of water on her register? :Yikes:

 

[lfsmarineguy]

One of the bottled water companies actually makes RO water now I don't remember which company it is but it has a red cap on it. It's also not available everywhere so you might have to look for it (pretty sure Waldbaums carries it).