Hardwood floor refinishing with a Reef tank

[jdeb101]

I will have my hardwood floors refinished sometime soon and was wondering if I should be concerned at all. I will firstly have to move the tank off my hardwood floors to a tile foyer which will be a pita,

My two biggest concerns are 1) my tank is open top, should I worry about dust? How can I seal it up without preventing air exchange? And 2) I believe an oil based finish will be used, so I'm particularly curious as to whether the fumes will cause any problems?

TIA

 

[Chris A.]

Worry about the dust and the fumes. If you can make the tank/sump air tight and get a large skimmer or a bunch of air stones pumping fresh air remotely from another room.
The dust will have poly and stain in it and the fumes will definitely create at a minimum a bacterial bloom.

 

[Lovemyreef]

I would def cover and supply fresh air

 

[Abrooks12376]

I would tent that tank off as airtight as possible and get it a fresh air source. The fumes from oil based polyurethane are nasty


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[phg1960]

We had our floors redone a few years ago. The company used a dustless system that really left almost zero dust. They also used a water-based poly finish. I did cover the tank with a blanket to keep the dust out (I really didn't believe it would be as dustless as it was) and to allow air exchange. I had no problem whatsoever.

 

[Abrooks12376]

Water based is a different scenario.

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[Matt W]

Definitely be cautious with exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs). I learned the hard way when my corporate apartment insisted on cleaning the carpet.

 

[this is me]

Cover it and plumb your skimmer air hose to an outside source.