The Apocalypse

[Aqua360]

Guys, just to revisit an old thread; does anyone worry about dosing liquid carbon in their tanks, if cats are potentially drinking from it?

I don't plan on having cats in the room with said liquid carbon dosed aquarium, but I'm aware of the dangers of glutaraldehyde...if this is 2.5% in liquid carbon, is this something to be seriously concerned about?

 

[kadoxu]

I would say the amount present in the tank water isn't harmful... the solution is 2.5% glutaraldehyde, but it will be much less concentrated in the tank.
If it's not harming the fish, it shouldn't harm a bigger animal...

 

[Aqua360]

I would say the amount present in the tank water isn't harmful... the solution is 2.5% glutaraldehyde, but it will be much less concentrated in the tank.
If it's not harming the fish, it shouldn't harm a bigger animal...

that would be my logic, especially with shrimp being able to handle it...but just wondered if there was a definite answer for this. Have heard that cats like to drink from aquariums, and I really don't want a lid

 

[Eduard18]

I'm relieved to see that I'm not the only one with a mad cat, that likes to drink from the aquarium rather than it's own bowl ; I'm not saying that tap water is the best water there is - especially in Paris region - but still, a water full of chemicals and CO2 ! I'm not using liquid carbon but why not ; if this is the key to stop it from stressing my Amanos

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[Jack Reilly]

I have a cat but I wanted open top. So I got an ADA tank and ADA stand together. The reason for this is the cat can't access the tank in this situation as there is nothing to stand on because it's all fitted. His only option would be to actually jump into the tank and go swimming.

In the end it didn't matter because the cat has no interest in the fish. Even when I try and get him to pay attention he doesn't care.