Builders are in and need to cover my tank

fishkeeprian · 02/17/2019, 02:26 PM

Hello,

We have builders in and I need to stop as much dust get into my tank. I have some thin plastic sheets will this be ok, will it affect anything? Thanks

Jason05 · 02/17/2019, 04:14 PM

Should be fine temporarily. I’ve used heavy blankets to to black out my tank for 3 days worked out to kill out some algae I had and no ill affects

Anemone · 02/17/2019, 04:27 PM

It should be fine. I'd leave the lights off, to keep the plastic sheets from trapping the heat in the tank though...

Kevin

dkeller_nc · 02/17/2019, 07:17 PM

Depending on how big your tank is, you may have some difficulty supporting plastic sheeting. If it's just dust that's the concern, a piece of fluorescent lighting egg crate would hold it up. If there's a danger of debris from the construction dropping into the tank, I'd go with a cut piece of oriented strand board (which the builders may have on hand as a scrap).

Zalick · 02/18/2019, 11:02 PM

I had 3 weeks of heavy demo/remodel, including in my living room with the tank. I had the same concerns as you. I covered the whole tank with sheets. Worked perfectly.

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02/17/2019, 02:26 PM	#1
fishkeeprian Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: England, Earl Shilton Posts: 1,452	Builders are in and need to cover my tank Hello, We have builders in and I need to stop as much dust get into my tank. I have some thin plastic sheets will this be ok, will it affect anything? Thanks __________________ If in doubt ask!

02/17/2019, 04:27 PM	#3
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	It should be fine. I'd leave the lights off, to keep the plastic sheets from trapping the heat in the tank though... Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s

02/18/2019, 11:02 PM	#5
Zalick My reef tanks my wallet Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Portland Posts: 571	I had 3 weeks of heavy demo/remodel, including in my living room with the tank. I had the same concerns as you. I covered the whole tank with sheets. Worked perfectly. Sent using Tapatalk __________________ 300g custom acrylic from James 72x36x27, 4 Mitras Lx7 &6 a360, 2 Stream 3s, C2C beananimal. 100g sump, Jebao DCP- 8000 (Vectra M1 died) -> 114w aquauv -> SRO 5000ext , varios8 return Current Tank Info: Me v Dinos - I'm winning for now...

02/17/2019, 04:14 PM	#2
Jason05 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 25	Should be fine temporarily. I’ve used heavy blankets to to black out my tank for 3 days worked out to kill out some algae I had and no ill affects

02/17/2019, 07:17 PM	#4
dkeller_nc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Central NC Posts: 5,062	Depending on how big your tank is, you may have some difficulty supporting plastic sheeting. If it's just dust that's the concern, a piece of fluorescent lighting egg crate would hold it up. If there's a danger of debris from the construction dropping into the tank, I'd go with a cut piece of oriented strand board (which the builders may have on hand as a scrap).