Need advice on how to literally clean poison from tank
Hello, hoping for some good advice here with a potentially bad problem.
So I getting ready to tear down my 120 tank to replace it with a glass tank. (Also I really need a aqua scape remodel) In preparation for this I bought a couple 20 gal tanks used from LFS that going out of business. I built a double high stand in my garage for the 2 tanks with room under for a sump also. I had this setup running great until one of my unsupervised 7 yo twin boys decide to make their own addition to the system. One of them tossed a container of amoro ant blocker (it’s this granular ant killer stuff that actually works good for ants ) i wasn’t open but I know it got in the water because the container filled with water. Apparently the active ingredient is Hydramethylnon 0.88%. My question here is how would you guys try and clean this??? Is it possible to feel ok about this setup again??? Should I just be tossing the hole thing out??? (The setup, not the kids) Any advice would be great. Thanks |
I doubt if anything is seriously wrong. You could run carbon do a 100% water change if it makes you feel better. Or tear them down, clean with bleach and fill back up.
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Thanks I’m thinking the bleach route and running carbon for a while after.
Maybe cycle it with a damsel like a canary before I put all my corals and fish I care about in. |
As far as poisons go it's pretty mild unless you're an ant or a roach. LD50 on rats is like 1000mg/kg.
I would just do a water change and run carbon. I doubt anything will come of it. Bleach oxidized organics. I don't see what it would do for poisoned rocks. |
Thanks again for the advice. Fingers crossed my new tank will be here in 2weeks so I’ve got to get this thing going so I can start braking down my 120
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Glass and silicon absorb very little. That's why glass at least, is used in every chemistry lab ever.
A surface cleaning of the tank should be sufficient. Running carbon is just icing on the cake. I'm unclear what your rock status is. Rock can absorb nasties. |
Rock and sand---I'd discard. If glass, I'd fill and empty several times plus run PolyFilter to see if it's picking up any residue. I've looked up the chemical and gotten nothing specific: apparently it can get into water, which is why I recommend the soak and flush---and I'd also add a heater to the water and elevate the temperature to 85: chemistry moves faster at higher temperatures, and if it's going to go into the water, that would encourage it. You might also ask Bertoni in the Chemistry forum. :) Maybe the lads can help you fill and empty.
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I would do a 100% water change just to be safe, but of course you don't have to do that big of a water change. You don't need to ditch the whole system. Many people use insect killer to actually dip corals, so a tiny bit of it isn't a big deal
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Hydramethylnon is listed as insoluble in water :) so while I'd take some precautions it seems unlikely that it would really get in the tank if the package was still closed.
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