DIY C02 accident! The stuff all pumped into tank, what now?

[Dave M. Picklyk]

In our 48gal. tank at work, some customer bumped into the box with the C02
bottles inside and tipped them over, causing them to send foam and junk
directly up the hose into the tank. All of the six beautiful turquois
rainbowfish died, six SAEs diedlk only 3 other types (big) of rainbowfish
and the pleco has survived. My co-worker managed to clean out lots of the
white goey stuff that started to grow on everything in the tank and put in a
carbon insert to start cleaning the water. He also did about a 50 % water
change already. The tank is starting to clear up but is still pretty cloudy.

Any suggestions? Should we totally rip down the tank and clean everything?
What would totally decontaminate the tank?

Thanx alot for any suggestions in this horrid accident!

Dave.
www.picklyk.com/aquascape

[Dinky]

"Dave M. Picklyk" > wrote in message
news:zO3Pb.182943$ts4.53290@pd7tw3no...
> In our 48gal. tank at work, some customer bumped into the box with the C02
> bottles inside and tipped them over, causing them to send foam and junk
> directly up the hose into the tank. All of the six beautiful turquois
> rainbowfish died, six SAEs diedlk only 3 other types (big) of rainbowfish
> and the pleco has survived. My co-worker managed to clean out lots of the
> white goey stuff that started to grow on everything in the tank and put in
a
> carbon insert to start cleaning the water. He also did about a 50 % water
> change already. The tank is starting to clear up but is still pretty
cloudy.
>
> Any suggestions? Should we totally rip down the tank and clean everything?
> What would totally decontaminate the tank?
>
>

IMO, you and your co-worker handled the accident quite well. It's just about
what I'd have done.

billy

[Robert Flory]

"Dinky" > wrote in message
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>
> "Dave M. Picklyk" > wrote in message
> news:zO3Pb.182943$ts4.53290@pd7tw3no...
> > In our 48gal. tank at work, some customer bumped into the box with the
C02
> > bottles inside and tipped them over, causing them to send foam and junk
> > directly up the hose into the tank. All of the six beautiful turquois
> > rainbowfish died, six SAEs diedlk only 3 other types (big) of
rainbowfish
> > and the pleco has survived. My co-worker managed to clean out lots of
the
> > white goey stuff that started to grow on everything in the tank and put
in
> a
> > carbon insert to start cleaning the water. He also did about a 50 %
water
> > change already. The tank is starting to clear up but is still pretty
> cloudy.
> >
> > Any suggestions? Should we totally rip down the tank and clean
everything?
> > What would totally decontaminate the tank?
> >
> >
>
> IMO, you and your co-worker handled the accident quite well. It's just
about
> what I'd have done.
>
> billy
Ditto...
Thats what I did ;-) Turned the tank cherry red with cherry Jello

Bob

[Robert Flory]

Also clean the filters daily til they stop filling with crud.

Bob

"Robert Flory" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Dinky" > wrote in message
> hlink.net...
> >
> > "Dave M. Picklyk" > wrote in message
> > news:zO3Pb.182943$ts4.53290@pd7tw3no...
> > > In our 48gal. tank at work, some customer bumped into the box with the
> C02
> > > bottles inside and tipped them over, causing them to send foam and
junk
> > > directly up the hose into the tank. All of the six beautiful turquois
> > > rainbowfish died, six SAEs diedlk only 3 other types (big) of
> rainbowfish
> > > and the pleco has survived. My co-worker managed to clean out lots of
> the
> > > white goey stuff that started to grow on everything in the tank and
put
> in
> > a
> > > carbon insert to start cleaning the water. He also did about a 50 %
> water
> > > change already. The tank is starting to clear up but is still pretty
> > cloudy.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions? Should we totally rip down the tank and clean
> everything?
> > > What would totally decontaminate the tank?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > IMO, you and your co-worker handled the accident quite well. It's just
> about
> > what I'd have done.
> >
> > billy
> Ditto...
> Thats what I did ;-) Turned the tank cherry red with cherry Jello
>
> Bob
>
>