pet hair?

michika · #1 01-06-2005, 10:55 PM

I'm having a problem keeping various pet hairs out of my tank (dog, rabbits, man), any suggestions on how I can help lessen the amount of hair that makes its way into my tank?

Right now I run a standard canopy with one cutout in the back, when that canopy is off (for my MH) I have a glass lid with a single cutout as well that sits on the top of the tank.

Getting sick of watching black and white hair peices float through my tank...

Willow · #2 01-06-2005, 11:02 PM

have you tried vacuuming your house on a regular basis? not to be funny as i had 5 dogs until recently but i had to vacuum daily to keep the hair under control. also try a portable room vent/filter thingy, those things that you plug a carbon filter and run in the corner for allergies. they work pulling all kinds of crap outa the air.

michika · #3 01-06-2005, 11:05 PM

Vaccum every other day, brush dog twice a day....

I run a humidifyer in the room which I find helps keep alot of the stray hair out of the tank. Where would I go to find something like what you suggested?

Murminator · #4 01-06-2005, 11:24 PM

Keep your hands out

StirCrazy · #5 01-06-2005, 11:26 PM

are you really attached to the dog? I know if I was getting sick of dog hair in the tank and having to vacuum every 2nd day what I would do.

Steve

michika · #6 01-06-2005, 11:27 PM

:P

I try to never put my hands in and I find trying to catch the animal hair is hard to do with a net because of my set-up.

I'm tempted to shave my dog and boyfriend its that bad...

hmmm do dalmations have spots under their hair?

Your not a dog person are you StirCrazy?

I could never give up my dog, she's a two-time shelter dog with the sweetest personality. Couldn't even consider parting with her. For those that will meet her at the meet in February they'll understand. She's like a house-broken baby!

Bartman · #7 01-06-2005, 11:35 PM

Actually, Dalmations do have spots under their fur.

michika · #8 01-06-2005, 11:37 PM

Cool.

I know she has spots on her foot-pads, her gums, and her nails. I always wondered if her skin did too.

Thanks!

Scavenger · #9 01-07-2005, 12:08 AM

I can sympathize with you on this one. My wife has a very fur ball cat that used to climb up into my canopy at night (to keep warm I guess, cause it sure wasn't fishing) and sleep on my light runners. I thought I was the only reefer who's reef hacked out fur balls. Long story short, my nightly ritual is to kick cat from fish room and close door. I always know in the morning if I forget, hack hack hack splat!

michika · #10 01-07-2005, 12:12 AM

LOL,

I don't have a fish room yet, so just opening the front door sometimes makes hair that is on the stairs fly into the air, some of it floats into my main tank.

Glad your cat isn't fishing. I get nose prints on my nano in my bedroom from the dog, she likes to watch my clowns play in the current!