home pest control
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Topic: home pest control
Posted By: jcoulter17
Subject: home pest control
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 9:34am
| Whats the best way to protect you fish tank as your home is getting treated for pest? Whats the companies you guys have used? |
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Posted By: builderofdreams
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 10:03am
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I cover my tank with blankets. I should say my wife does. I have my house sprayed every year and have never had a problem.probably would help you much you much but i use Buffos out here in utah county. ------------- It's Not a Hobby It's an Obsession 150&210 Gallons of Madness and. Sanity! 801-850-4915 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=65135&title=builderofdreams-feedback-post |
Posted By: jcoulter17
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 5:29pm
| Thanks for the info |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 6:10pm
| We turned off the fans, air, etc, and covered the tank with blankets/plastic. Even then, we still lost some stuff. We've never had our home sprayed since. |
Posted By: fishnfresh
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 6:48pm
| Yea josh I wouldnt my wife had them come spray when I wasnt home and ever since my chalices are all receded and lost some coral besides that. Been batteling it ever since. |
Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 10:14pm
| I don't think any of those chemicals are healthy to be around. I go the natural way -- I have a really small cat that lives indoors. She kills any bugs that manage to get inside the house. My dog is also a good bugger. I rarely see anything in the house. If a bug happens to escape their notice, all I have to do is say "get the bug" and show either one of them where it is and they go after it! |
Posted By: tfmreefs
Date Posted: July 21 2012 at 11:30pm
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Haha that's where I am too, 1cat 1dog:) and yea I am glad some one else asked this question because I was wondering the same thing and how all that would work, but it had obviously worked for some of you and not perfectly for others and that is why it may possibly be different for different companies, since different companies have different techniques of doing so and different chemicals they use so yes, it may depend on different companies.. ------------- "The early bird might get the worm, but only the second mouse gets the cheese." |
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: July 22 2012 at 10:13am
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Our house here has a terrible problem with spiders...it's insane. I think we may have the top level done but not the basement (or maybe just the outside) since the floors are on separate HVAC systems. *I should note our house was vacant for a year before we moved in, so I think the spiders just came b/c of that...not b/c we're weirdos with a spider problem... 
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Posted By: Will Spencer
Date Posted: July 23 2012 at 9:02am
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When I have my house done I just make sure to keep them out of the fish room, my office. Then I have them spray around the outside of the house. If they do the inside I turn off all air movement in the house for about half an hour while the spray dries so it doesn't circulate to the room the tank is in. I also have to make sure they stay away from my pond. I did accompany the guy once on a very calm day and had him spray some area's around the pond that I wanted treated, but he was VERY careful that no overspray went into the immediate pond area. I started with some no name company that has since been taken over by Terminex. I have never had a problem with my tank or my pond, but I am pretty adamant that they stay away from them completely. |
Posted By: Morlaz
Date Posted: July 23 2012 at 10:42am
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the problem is, if you can smell it, its in your tank. |
Posted By: BCA MAN
Date Posted: July 29 2012 at 11:50pm
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Do be careful, my dad had there place sprayed last year and it was a disaster! He had a fresh water tank, took the time to cover it best he could but within about an hour after the house was sprayed everything was dead. Most of his beautiful angels and tetras just desinigrated in the water! It was so sad to see everything gone, all the plants died within a couple of days as well. We just hoped it wasn't done deliberately! ------------- 55 Gallon Display 20 Gallon Home Made Sump Why Not DIY? |
Posted By: laynframe
Date Posted: July 30 2012 at 9:15am
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I have a friend that owns a pest control business and he sprays my home all the time, wife hates spiders, and ive never had any problems. I dont know what he uses but he says its not harmful to aquariums. his name is John Palmer and owns Palmers pest control give him a call! ------------- The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!! |