cainechow Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 While I was not home, one of the boys dumped something like 100 ml of metricide into my freshwater sump. That's like 170 ml of Excel. The last 3 furcatus ranbows were gasping at the surface of the tank and I could only find 2 amano shrimps. Time for water changes gallore! Maybe this will kill off all the algae and cyano left in the tank :P. I just hope my bio filter isn't wasted. Anyway. Back to massive water changes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 While I was not home, one of the boys dumped something like 100 ml of metricide into my freshwater sump. That's like 170 ml of Excel. The last 3 furcatus ranbows were gasping at the surface of the tank and I could only find 2 amano shrimps. Time for water changes gallore! Maybe this will kill off all the algae and cyano left in the tank :P. I just hope my bio filter isn't wasted. Anyway. Back to massive water changes.... Ah kids.... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 expect a cycle make sure they didn't get any of the chemical on them as it very dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 And this is why child proof caps were invented. Do lots of water changes and watch your levels. Hopefully it doesn't kill off everything. How big of a tank is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) 10 gallon with a 4 gallon sump... Small system. I made sure to wash the little guy down. I think he only got a little on his hands if one can go by smell. I need to upgrade the cabinet child locks now... They grow up too too fast! I've fished the fishes and Amanos out and pot them in my plant grow out tank so they should be good for a few weeks there while I wait for a new bacterial culture to grow... Edited March 13, 2013 by cainechow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 If you are taking the fish and shrimp out make sure to keep feeding the bacteria in the 10g with ammonia. Bacteria won't grow back without food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Indeed. Good thing I have a big jug of ammonia from when I was cycling my 4 gallon saltwater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingin' It Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Oh my...the fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Ouch. I have not yet overdosed with excel or metricide (ok, half of the time I forget to dose it - they really need an automatic liquid doser that doses 2-20ml for planted aquariums...) As for those child proof caps and locks, I am sure you can guess who the parents hand the lock/container to when the parents can't open the lid/lock, right? My parents could never got those things open, they would always hand them to us to open, even when we were 5 we managed the caps. Well, good thing about a 10g, it is easy to do water changes. You could probably do one massive water change, removing as much water the first time around as possible, which would save time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted March 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 I'm glad I decided to take out the fish and shrimp. Nice bacterial bloom when I got home today. But on the bright side I now have a real lock on my cabinet. Now I don't have to worry about the boy getting into the chems and getting sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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