Spraying Raid near or around the fish tank?

[elweshomayor]

Hey guys, has anyone here ever sprayed Raid near or around the tank? I am moving back home for quite a bit, and my parents built a divider in the living room where the fish tank is so that I can build myself a "room".
Im getting a bed tomorrow but I really wanted to get the mattress in the floor and just sleep in there for tonight.
(I'd have the tank right in front of me and I can't wait).

The issue is that there are a few insects crawling around that space and I can't stand crawly things.. Especially spiders near or around me. The high bed will lower the chances of them crawling in my bed, but not if its just the mattress in the floor lol I dont wanna wake up to spiders in my mouth

Long story short, most insects are located in the corners and around the edges of the house. The ones im interested are near the windows and about say.. 12feet away from the tank.. If i were to spray with the nozzle touching the carpet or very close to touching the carpet and near the edge of the wall where insects crawl.. would my tank be ok?

What about same logic but around the bottom edges of the tank? My sump is located in the garage so there is nothing in the bottom of the tank.

I am super weary of spraying anything in the living room and it is completely prohibited to bring anything that aerosols near the tank.. however im not spraying into the wind but very carefully into the carpet to repell/kill crawly things lol...

would this be too risky?

[karimwassef]

I use diatomaceous earth. It's a natural bug killer/deterrent that doesn't kill reefs.

[farfromsea]

I usually just suck up insects with my vacuum. My Dyson is strong enough to snatch a spider 6 inches away from the handheld hose... I hate the smell of bug killers like Raid so this works for me

[johnike]

Originally Posted by karimwassef

I use diatomaceous earth. It's a natural bug killer/deterrent that doesn't kill reefs.

I use boric acid.
Inside and outside perimeter of the house, really works wonders.
http://www.pestproducts.com/borid.htm

[CarrieB]

How big is the tank? Could you enclose it in a big trash bag and leave it sealed up until the air cleared? If you have a sump you'd need to include that too and anything that might go in the water (nets, buckets, etc.)


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[C.Eymann]

Originally Posted by karimwassef

I use diatomaceous earth. It's a natural bug killer/deterrent that doesn't kill reefs.

+1 or silica dust, both do the same thing, cuts them up and dries them out to death. Also, more effective than raid when it comes to spiders.

Here you go

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com

[formsix]

Originally Posted by farfromsea

I usually just suck up insects with my vacuum. My Dyson is strong enough to snatch a spider 6 inches away from the handheld hose... I hate the smell of bug killers like Raid so this works for me

Hah, this is my go-to method also!

[karimwassef]

My built in tank is in my garage. I would use my shop vac daily without my bug zapper and Diatomaceous Earth powder.