Worrying, worrying worrying D:

micstarz · 03/09/2009, 04:53 AM

I just began the process of preserving my recent peacock mantis, and was STUPID enough to do it in my living room, where my two mantis shrimp live.

Guess what I was using?

ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL.

A volatile organic solvent.

I was pouring it into a jar like 1 meter away from my stomatopods...

I opened all the windows and turned on the fan when I realised.

Now I'm scared that my remaining two (or three, depending on if the clicking sound from my live rock really is coming from another mantis) are going to die...

Someone convince me that pouring a few hundred ml of VOC from one container to another for about a minute won't affect my stomatopods...

This is terrible...

Thurge · 03/09/2009, 09:05 AM

I highly doubt that, if I don't have problems with a wife who sprays air freshener near my reef, your going to have issues with isopropyl alcohol fumes near your mantis.
For your peace of mind run some fresh carbon and do a nice water change.

lionbacker54 · 03/09/2009, 11:52 AM

good move turning on the fan and opening the windows. i think that is the best thing you could have done, and it sure sounds like you jumped on it fast. i think it'll be ok.

schudini · 03/09/2009, 12:38 PM

Isopropyl won't cause a problem. I wouldn't use in IN the tank, but it wouldn't be as bad as something like paint thinner or acetone.

micstarz · 03/10/2009, 07:40 AM

Phew...they are both doing fine now.

I wonder...does this mean I cannot dose vodka in my tanks?

Thurge · 03/10/2009, 11:24 AM

I CALL ALCOHOL ABUSE!!!!!!

03/09/2009, 04:53 AM	#1
micstarz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 728	Worrying, worrying worrying D: I just began the process of preserving my recent peacock mantis, and was STUPID enough to do it in my living room, where my two mantis shrimp live. Guess what I was using? ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL. A volatile organic solvent. I was pouring it into a jar like 1 meter away from my stomatopods... I opened all the windows and turned on the fan when I realised. Now I'm scared that my remaining two (or three, depending on if the clicking sound from my live rock really is coming from another mantis) are going to die... Someone convince me that pouring a few hundred ml of VOC from one container to another for about a minute won't affect my stomatopods... This is terrible...

03/09/2009, 09:05 AM	#2
Thurge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 2,707	I highly doubt that, if I don't have problems with a wife who sprays air freshener near my reef, your going to have issues with isopropyl alcohol fumes near your mantis. For your peace of mind run some fresh carbon and do a nice water change. __________________ What have you done with my Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator Earthling? The memories of a man in his old age, Are the deeds of a man in his prime. Pink Floyd

03/09/2009, 12:38 PM	#4
schudini Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In the Land of Mary Posts: 1,942	Isopropyl won't cause a problem. I wouldn't use in IN the tank, but it wouldn't be as bad as something like paint thinner or acetone. __________________ If man's reach exceeds his grasp, we should be careful, lest we reach our own destruction. Current Tank Info: New tanks in the works. DIY Aquarium Vac (click my homepage)

03/10/2009, 11:24 AM	#6
Thurge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 2,707	I CALL ALCOHOL ABUSE!!!!!! __________________ What have you done with my Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator Earthling? The memories of a man in his old age, Are the deeds of a man in his prime. Pink Floyd

03/09/2009, 11:52 AM	#3
lionbacker54 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: toledo, OH Posts: 846	good move turning on the fan and opening the windows. i think that is the best thing you could have done, and it sure sounds like you jumped on it fast. i think it'll be ok.

03/10/2009, 07:40 AM	#5
micstarz Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 728	Phew...they are both doing fine now. I wonder...does this mean I cannot dose vodka in my tanks?