House is getting fumagated, what to do with tank?

So, needless to say we are having some serious pest control coming in, and part of it is going to require fumagation. Anyone ever have this done with a reef tank? I'm figuring its probably a done deal, will need to sell off the livestock and start over. Or no? Could be 36 hours before we are even allowed back in.

 

I would seal tank with bags and duck tape run a hose off your skimmer to the out side..

I would it would okay for 36 hours seeing how some people have gone 4 days with no power etc.

I could also be very wrong here.

 

I'd try something like Silor said.

I remember reading about a year ago how an apartment dweller came home to a notice in his aprtment about bug spraying while he was gone, and I think he lost about everything. He said didn't know they were coming in.

With forethought- it might work out OK

Edit"- with about 3-4 friends, , by removing and storing at lesast 1/2 the water- couldn't you just move the tank somewhere without breaking it down? I did it years ago with my 30G FW tank that way to put it in a truck for a move-it worked.

 

A member of our local reef club just went thru this same thing. He took all his livestock and rock to a lfs and had them hold it for a week. He sealed up his tank and after everything was done he put everything back into his tank. Tank crashed 4 days later. All he had left were a few fish. Not what you want to hear I know but, I would consider moving everything out if at all possible, I have moved my tanks a few times with no loss of livestock, but I dont know if it was the gas got into the water, or the disturbing the sand bed or what that caused the crash. I dread the day my landlord says the house is being fumigated.

 

If you have a sump take it off line and if you can out of the house. Tap off all PVC so no gas can get in. Get a big air pump with a few air stones. Get really heavy plastic to make a air tight cover around your tank. Might need some wood or PVC to keep it over your lights. I would keep your lights going and powerheads. If you can get a ato set up on your tank would help. Also put as much carbon in a filter as you can. If you don't use carbon right now then watch out with to much since you can hurt your corals from the water getting to clear and shocking your coral.

 

Sealing off the tank may cause a CO2 overdose, which may cause a crash. Also, there will be very little oxygenation.

 

That's why you put the air pump outside. You will need a lot of air line tubing but 20$ of air line or 2000$+ of coral and fish.

 

Well the problem I have is that this is an apartment. I have no way of running a pump outside without leaving my back door open, which I can't do during the fumagation process. Can't really set up the tank outside either, as night temps are mid twenties on average, teens on a cold night.
Looking like my best option would probably be to sell off everything and start over.

 

Do you have parents or a good friend in town you could throw a little money there way to let the tank stay there for a month? It's a pain to move the tank but at less you wot have to sale everything. Jest don't move the tank back to fast let things relax for a month or so.

 

+1 I'd drop $15 on big totes from walmart and move the tank for a week, shouldn't be that big of a deal.