HELP... I used Amonia w/ Surfactants
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bnj7405 - Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:02 am
HELP... I used Amonia w/ Surfactants
I used about a tablespoon of Amonia with Surfactants to start my Fishless cyle in my new 20 Gallon Tank. Will the Surfactants hurt anything?
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a70m1c - Posts: 51
- Joined: Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:39 am
dude........drain your tank empty every thing in it wash everything down with hot water and start again.
soap (Surfactant) is toxic to fish.
i will not put my name to saying your filter medium will still be ok either - if its regular sponge you *should* be able to get away with a soak in hot water and putting alot of water through it......i dont know about Cotton etc.
I can only state the facts i know in my first 2 sentence's
maybe some one else can kick in here and give some advice about your filter.
soap (Surfactant) is toxic to fish.
i will not put my name to saying your filter medium will still be ok either - if its regular sponge you *should* be able to get away with a soak in hot water and putting alot of water through it......i dont know about Cotton etc.
I can only state the facts i know in my first 2 sentence's
maybe some one else can kick in here and give some advice about your filter.
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kempie - Posts: 8
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2008 6:35 pm
at least the tank will be sterile :P no ick that's for sure
...but if this is a serious post, then wash that thing out thoroughly with -clean- water (ie not disinfected) for a couple of days.
dump your filter media, nothing will grow in there for about a year.
dump your gravel too.
if you have carbon in your filter sell it on ebay or something, it will be useless.
I believe that surfactant is another word for "bleach" so don't keep anything with colours otherwise they'll turn white ;)
...but if this is a serious post, then wash that thing out thoroughly with -clean- water (ie not disinfected) for a couple of days.
dump your filter media, nothing will grow in there for about a year.
dump your gravel too.
if you have carbon in your filter sell it on ebay or something, it will be useless.
I believe that surfactant is another word for "bleach" so don't keep anything with colours otherwise they'll turn white ;)
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yasherkoach - Posts: 1306
- Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:24 pm
what is this Experiment Lab 101...some people just should not get into this hobby
hey Mister Surfactants, work at Sea World in the chemical lab...GET OUT OF THIS HOBBY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey Mister Surfactants, work at Sea World in the chemical lab...GET OUT OF THIS HOBBY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!