Pest Control (house bombing)

[doodle1800]

There have been times when we have bombed our house with those spray canisters - you set them off and leave the house for 8 hours type of thing. This was to control spiders, crickets, etc..(not cockroaches thankyou). Anyways - this was before saltwater tanks in my house, Is this out of the question now? If not what do I do to protect tank?

 

[melissa v.]

i am sure everyone on this board will tell you not to do this,
but i am a rebel i will tell you i have done this and it has not hurt my tank at all, you have to shut off the skimmer etc, the only thing i left running was the powerheads for water flow. and i wrapped the tank in aluminum foil (just the top and covered the whole thing with a heavy, heavy quilt.
i have done this twice and everything has worked out just fine.
hope this helps.
Melissa V.

 

[fishy88]

i might have to do the same thing very soon.

 

[overanalyzer]

Kip - ygm on a bug question.
Also - watch when you spray around your water sources ....

 

[mishka]

Could I use the "cover you tank" system to keep paint fumes out of my tank while I paint the living room? I sure am tired of pink paint (I didn't do it) but the hubby won't let me paint for fear of our tank.

 

[jumpfrog]

Another great thing about this board. Full of experts from various industries. Thanks for the tip Kip!