HELP PLEASE!!! Child made soup of my tank!!

Funky_Fish14 · #1 12-11-2011, 01:38 AM

Try to net out lots of the solids if you can while you wait for the water to prep. Then try to syphon out as much of the crud as possible. Keep good filtration media in the filter... or add another form of mechanical filtration if you have another filter kicking around.

Good luck! Sorry to hear...

daniella3d · #2 12-11-2011, 01:54 AM

remove the pellets, do a water change, consider yourself lucky it was just pellet food and not baby powder and last but not least...CHILD PROOF EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GracieLou · #3 12-11-2011, 02:14 AM

I can't see everything being so mad over pellet food, even the fish are acting strange... perhaps she put another unknown substance in as well...

My daughter is 2 and was born on a Friday the 13th...nuff said she is trouble!! hahaha. I usually keep a better eye on her around the tank however I also happen to have the flu so I'm really off today.

Funky_Fish14 · #4 12-11-2011, 02:42 AM

I cant definitely understand everything being so mad if the situation is as you described, "rock and bottom are covered in pellets". It can pollute the water surprisingly quickly!

Hope everything turns out ok! And 'get well soon' from the flu!

Chris

lastlight · #5 12-11-2011, 03:09 AM

maxijet on a hose into a filter sock you hold over the tank. gives you as much time as you need to be thorough and siphon all of them out... then do a water change. good luck!

GracieLou · #6 12-11-2011, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Funky_Fish14

I cant definitely understand everything being so mad if the situation is as you described, "rock and bottom are covered in pellets". It can pollute the water surprisingly quickly!

Hope everything turns out ok! And 'get well soon' from the flu!

Chris

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by lastlight

maxijet on a hose into a filter sock you hold over the tank. gives you as much time as you need to be thorough and siphon all of them out... then do a water change. good luck!

Terrific idea... If only I had the maxijet or the filter sock!! lol

Wayne · #7 12-11-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

maxijet on a hose into a filter sock you hold over the tank. gives you as much time as you need to be thorough and siphon all of them out... then do a water change. good luck!

Great idea I clean my sump like that

Seamazter · #8 12-11-2011, 03:07 PM

Looks like everyone has provided you with good advice.

This next bit is not to be taken seriously.
Everyone has overlooked the biggest point of all.
Have you considered adoption of the offending kid?

paddyob · #9 12-11-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

maxijet on a hose into a filter sock you hold over the tank. gives you as much time as you need to be thorough and siphon all of them out... then do a water change. good luck!

Fantastic idea!

I am going to employ this tactic to clean my sump.

mike31154 · #10 12-11-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

maxijet on a hose into a filter sock you hold over the tank. gives you as much time as you need to be thorough and siphon all of them out... then do a water change. good luck!

Yes, great tactic. If you have an AquaClear powerhead (quite similar to MaxiJet), there are cylindrical filter adapters designed as an accessory that would work much the same. They fit various sizes of the AquaClear powerheads with adapters provided. Would probably take longer than the maxijet with filter sock for major mess like yours, but similar result if you need some extra, short term mechanical filtration. You can just attach the filter to the powerhead, walk away & let it do it's thing for however long you need. Of course need to check on the filter media from time to time as well, depending on level of contamination.