help kool-aide was acidently poured into my fish tank

jfish298 · #1 09/27/2007, 02:47 PM

Would there be any major harmful effects? And what can I do besides water changes?

seanndenise1 · #2 09/27/2007, 02:51 PM

how much kool aid went in the tank and how much watrer does your tank hold?
yeah id start out with a 20 percent change maybe run some carbon.
i doubt a little sugar is gonna wipe it out, you might get some cloudy water though.
just do water change for sure.

chatyak · #3 09/27/2007, 02:53 PM

How did koolaide get near the opening?

jfish298 · #4 09/27/2007, 02:56 PM

85 total gallons and Im running carbon, mixing salt, and kids is how the kool-aid was dumped in. The water is very cloudy.

acrodave · #5 09/27/2007, 02:59 PM

worst comes to worst at least the sugar might bring down your nitrates.. If the tank is big enough im sure it wont bother it

BurntOutReefer · #6 09/27/2007, 03:21 PM

what flavor was it?

Harry_Fish · #7 09/27/2007, 03:55 PM

If you Vodka dose too much your tank will get cloudy, that's pretty much what has happened here.

You have just used a more complex sugar.

(Some people use sugar instead of Vodka, I like Vodka or Vinagar)

The sugar had made the bacteria that eats nitrates bloom, give it a few days and it should clear, on the pright side it should lower your nitrates.

Good Luck

virginiadiver69 · #8 09/27/2007, 04:25 PM

I wouldn't worry...unless it was grape flavored.
Sure...blame the kids.

Vinnie71975 · #9 09/27/2007, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by virginiadiver69
I wouldn't worry...unless it was grape flavored.
Sure...blame the kids.

Thats ok my goldfish tank has had just about everything my GF's 4 Yr old could get his hands on put into the tank Starting with Bedding out of my mouse cage, then it was a whole can of fish food, then a one liter of Green Tea. So far they are fine, but it did require some emergency water changes that i i would have preferred to avoid.

rbtwo4 · #10 09/27/2007, 05:11 PM

Have the kids drink it that oughta teach them

salty strawberry kool aid j/k

tanker · #11 09/27/2007, 05:37 PM

As long as it was not Jonestown Kool Aid it is OK.

I would not worry too much. The sugar may help tank with Nitrates.

seapug · #12 09/27/2007, 05:44 PM

OOOH YEAH!

(walls break down- Kool Aid man comes crashing through)

BurntOutReefer · #13 09/27/2007, 05:46 PM

you're bloody lucky the Kool-Aid Man didnt pop out......

What the rest said re: nitrates....

rkelman · #14 09/27/2007, 06:41 PM

"what flavor was it?"

ROFL!

MR PALM BEACH · #15 09/27/2007, 06:49 PM

Was Is the sugar free packets?

Duff Man · #16 09/27/2007, 06:51 PM

Keep an eye on the skimmer. The sugar may make it go crazy.

uscharalph · #17 09/27/2007, 07:19 PM

Your fish may start begging for more. LOL!!!!!

szeth13 · #18 09/27/2007, 08:03 PM

yea watch your skimmer, the sugar pretty much is a carbon source that bacteria will eat as well as the badies in the water, just skimm out the bacteria and waa laaa you have kool-aid zeo lol. tank should be clear the next day

jcpatella · #19 09/27/2007, 08:25 PM

For the heck of it, will you post some pictures?

jfish298 · #20 09/27/2007, 08:28 PM

Thanks to the people that were serious. To the rest of you, I thought this was a place to come for help, not to get laughed at and jokes made about what I think is a serious situation.

szeth13 · #21 09/27/2007, 08:28 PM

im gettin thirsty just thinkin about it!!! but seriously you should be fine, the same thing happened to my old tank as well as iced tea. everything was ok in the end