OOOPS.... A bunch of cake sprinkles just fell in my tank.... will things be okay???

ChadOwens · 01/12/2008, 02:35 AM

So my tank is under a cabinet with some cooking stuff in it... ie.... cake sprinkles. Quite a few fell into my 12g nano.... I got all I could out of the tank. Anybody know if cake sprinkles are harmful... i did a water change... any other input...

Thanks

Snowboarda42 · 01/12/2008, 03:03 AM

Thats all you really can do, I think you should be okay. Depending on the type of sprinkles, you might see an algae bloom since some can contain large amounts of Phosphate.

Just do another water change in a day or so and continue as normal.

If anything, your fish will think its their birthday.

tetra-tag · 01/12/2008, 03:10 AM

Bacterial bloom due to the sugar? Don't know what they are colored with, presumably food safe so it will not be a problem.

Dino · 01/12/2008, 05:35 AM

As other's have already said, just keep an eye on things and have some water change water mixed up and ready to go just in case.

You might experience a bacterial bloom for a few days from the sugar and whatever else they happen to put in sprinkles. If you happen to have one might not hurt to throw a skimmer on for a few days.

seapug · 01/12/2008, 08:21 AM

go ahead and toss in some cake and candles and have a party!

rkelman · 01/12/2008, 09:29 AM

I wouldn worry about it at all.

ddresch · 01/12/2008, 11:32 AM

Put the tank in the oven and back at 450 degrees for 35 minutes. Let cool, and then serve the anglefood cake.

Do a water change now, and again in a couple of days. Skim, and perhaps run carbon.

Sk8r · 01/12/2008, 11:38 AM

Move the nano. Sugar is fairly harmless. I'm not sure that flour would be.

01/12/2008, 02:35 AM	#1
ChadOwens Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 33	OOOPS.... A bunch of cake sprinkles just fell in my tank.... will things be okay??? So my tank is under a cabinet with some cooking stuff in it... ie.... cake sprinkles. Quite a few fell into my 12g nano.... I got all I could out of the tank. Anybody know if cake sprinkles are harmful... i did a water change... any other input... Thanks

01/12/2008, 03:03 AM	#2
Snowboarda42 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Warshington Posts: 1,094	Thats all you really can do, I think you should be okay. Depending on the type of sprinkles, you might see an algae bloom since some can contain large amounts of Phosphate. Just do another water change in a day or so and continue as normal. If anything, your fish will think its their birthday. __________________ 40B Mixed Reef 100% Captive Grown Corals See, that's the trouble with the world today. Not enough danger to kill off stupid people before they get old enough to breed. Bring back lawn darts! -PrivateJoker64 Current Tank Info: 40B, 20L Sump/Fuge, Mag 9.5 Return, 2x Hydor Koralia #2's, 150W 14K HQI, 139W T-5, Euro-Reef RS-80P Mesh Modded, 40LB LR, 80LB LS, 54x Turnover, Mostly SPS, Some Softys Too.

01/12/2008, 05:35 AM	#4
Dino Freak of Nature Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Finding my way back to the boondocks Posts: 11,048	As other's have already said, just keep an eye on things and have some water change water mixed up and ready to go just in case. You might experience a bacterial bloom for a few days from the sugar and whatever else they happen to put in sprinkles. If you happen to have one might not hurt to throw a skimmer on for a few days. __________________ Cody I will love and miss you until the last beat of my heart Harley & Rusty.

01/12/2008, 08:21 AM	#5
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	go ahead and toss in some cake and candles and have a party! __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

01/12/2008, 11:38 AM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Move the nano. Sugar is fairly harmless. I'm not sure that flour would be. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/12/2008, 03:10 AM	#3
tetra-tag Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern CA Posts: 167	Bacterial bloom due to the sugar? Don't know what they are colored with, presumably food safe so it will not be a problem.

01/12/2008, 09:29 AM	#6
rkelman Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Belleville, Ontario Canada Posts: 3,438	I wouldn worry about it at all.

01/12/2008, 11:32 AM	#7
ddresch Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cortland, IL Posts: 70	Put the tank in the oven and back at 450 degrees for 35 minutes. Let cool, and then serve the anglefood cake. Do a water change now, and again in a couple of days. Skim, and perhaps run carbon.