Fire need help

[fatty0981]

I came home to a fire damage in my house. My 75 gallon tank had a problem. The power strip got wet im guessing when i wasn't home. Anyways one tank went down and i have four others to worry about. I saw soot in all four tanks. I did a 20% water change in each. with two reef and two fowlr tanks i need to know if this was enough. The tanks have been filtering for about an hour. I do not see soot in the water, but im still worried. Anyone with any info please help.

 

[sepulatian]

Wow, I am so sorry. How are the inhabitants of the other tanks looking? Are they acting normally? Were any chemicals used to put the fire out? You can run some carbon in the other tanks.

 

[fatty0981]

fish and corals are looking good. I have on acan colony that isn't looking so hot. In a few hours i will do another water change probably tomorrow. Luckily the tank that had the problem put itself out. Fd was never called.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by fatty0981
http:///forum/post/2643373
fish and corals are looking good. I have on acan colony that isn't looking so hot. In a few hours i will do another water change probably tomorrow. Luckily the tank that had the problem put itself out. Fd was never called.
The water change will help and run some carbon. I am glad that everything else seems to be alright.

 

[fatty0981]

I will thanks.

 

[jonp]

I'm sure you already thought about it, but if you could, add a GFCI outlet so you don't have to worry about it happening again.

 

[tfolke1]

Very Sorry for your Loss.
I work in Disaster Restoration, and I have seen quite a few house fires that were caused by fish tanks. Many do in fact burn themselves out, but the amount of oily soot that can be produced by the plastics in the top braces and light fixtures is enough to ruin most of your personal contents and require your entire house to be sealed and painted. The heat is often enough to crack the glass and cause water damage as well. When something like this happens, don't forget to rinse off all your mixing buckets and other supplies as well, because if the soot settled into your fishtank, it settled everywhere else as well.
**When Soot is exposed to water it turns acidic--Watch your PH**
And then there's how mad your wife would be at you, if you are married.

 

[transman]

i guess they are right when they say always make sure you have drip loops in you wires

 

[fatty0981]

Luckily my lfs owner is a real cool guy. Last night he had me transfer all my corals to his shop. Today i will bring the fish over. I am running carbon and i figure a few water changes, and maybe a week of filtering and i should be ok. Hopefully. The tank that burned was my wifes tank.