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Old 04-07-2009, 04:38 AM
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I nearly wiped out my 3.5G nano once when the net I was using was placed in the sink that was just cleaned with windex and then placed in the tank. Within hours, 50% of the livestock was dead.
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Old 04-07-2009, 03:05 PM
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"Kent" puts out a product called ammonia detox that works in minutes to drop the ammo levels. I had to use it once when I got sloppy with a cleaner It worked great but just dont over do it. Some of my softies closed up a bit but nothing died.
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Old 04-07-2009, 03:35 PM
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A good reminder why to never clean your tank with windex or comparable glass cleaners..vinegar in a spray bottle or even just plain water will accomplish the same thing, with less risk.

Agree with the others, imagine the water changes are helping out.
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Old 04-07-2009, 05:02 PM
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why only 25%? I would definitely do at least an immediate 75% or more water change, then continue monitoring daily and water changing as needed.
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Thank you for all the advice.

Actually, I don't clean the tank with Windex...my son thought hey it cleans windows...why not the fishtank...at least he was trying to help.

Water changes, carbon and a heavy doses of frowning seem to have paid off for the most part. The polyps are at about 75% of what they were and the colour seems to be coming back in all but one so far.

BTW, I just noticed, my windex post was post 100 for me!
Do I get a toaster?
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Old 04-08-2009, 03:54 AM
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BTW, I just noticed, my windex post was post 100 for me!
Do I get a toaster?
No, you get a bottle of Windex.

Good to hear it's all good.
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Old 04-08-2009, 07:39 AM
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Windex is amonia based, so as some one told amonia remover is a must.
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