Fleas!!!!!! Fogging house

[aresangel]

Hey everyone. So my damn dogs brought fleas into the house. We have them in the living room couch with the fish tank, and the bed rooms down the hall.

I bought a fogger to kill the bitey buggers and got some 3 mil plastic sheet (10x25’)

My plan is to cover the tank with the plastic and tape it down real good.

My skimmer pump broke a couple months ago so I don’t have one of those to introduce air into the tank. The product says vacate the house for 2 hours then air the house out for 2 hours. So I guess I am looking for suggestions.

Should I buy a long airline tube and run it outside and pump fresh air into the return section of the sump?

Cover it, 2-4 hours should be ok?

I have a 72 bowfront with the following
Corals
3.5” choc. Tang
3” coral beauty
3” foxface
A pair of mature clowns
1 1.5” clown
Blue damsel
Nems.

Thanks for the advice!
Tim



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[CrypticLifeStyle]

When I lived in Arlington Heights we had a flea explosion every year! One year I was running 20+ fw tanks, 4 floors, 4 cans of fogger each treatment, which I guarantee you won't be the last either for you. I seran wrapped every tank, tape sealed them, and turned off the power to the tanks except powerheads.
Never had a issue with the tanks, and i fogged for 6 to 8 hours, 2 hour ventilation, then scrub downs of the house as that poison is on everything. I did it half a dozen times one year.
I was also hospitalized for 8 days one year after careful treatment for pancreatitis. There is no proof, but it is under suspicion by me, and the Dr's the foggers were responsible.
Same company that just settled for 289mill the other week for a school grounds keeper for cancer. So, personal health in all this is important. I just sprayed down my property this past month with pesticides, 8 years later, got hospitalized again a few weeks ago, idiopathic discharge as before. Please keep that in mind! Fleas are the worse!

 

[aresangel]

Oh geeze! I am sorry to hear about the health issues! My wife is pregnant so I did the spray on the rugs and couches last night but sent her to bed first. Fewer fleas today but still plenty for me to bomb the house.

She is out of the house Sunday-Wednesday so I was going to use the fogger cans Monday. Take my son to the park then open windows to air out and go to my parents house.

Maybe try again Wednesday if I still find some before my wife gets home at night.

With just circulation pumps on and plastic wrap will there be enough oxygen for the tank?


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[CrypticLifeStyle]

The oxygen seemed to be sufficient. My worry was any supplied air source, unless sourced from the outside is tainted air. These products are made to dissolve, and be absorbed.
You have your work cut out for you, definitely a top slot sh!*** time. When you think you won, do it all again, you haven't won yet. Fleas are so miserable to deal with. Good luck! Kill'em all!

 

[nemodan]

Hey everyone. So my damn dogs brought fleas into the house.

I have 5 dogs. Use Frontline at the recommended doses and frequency and they (dogs) will never have fleas.

Sorry to hear what happened. Good luck with all the process.

 

[reefstarter]

be careful with foggers , talk to an exterminator . Those foggers actually can make the fleas worse

 

[Phinfan]

Seresta flea collars last the whole season.

 

[aresangel]

be careful with foggers , talk to an exterminator . Those foggers actually can make the fleas worse

How so?

I was going to fog, then diatomaceous earth the crap out of the place for the next day or two to make sure those bastards stay dead.

As far as collars go, we use the flea spot treatment. But I forgot to apply the last three months.... to figure. I think that with the super long lawn (mower needed fixing then the rains came!). Started the infestation.




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[mrjantzen]

be careful with foggers , talk to an exterminator . Those foggers actually can make the fleas worse

I also recommend speaking with an exterminator, I have not heard of much success with the do it yourself bombs.


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[Matt W]

I would also give consideration to an exterminator consult at minimum. Be careful what pesticides/compounds are being considered; double check if there are any reproductive toxicity or teratogens with the product(s) you may be using. For your tank, consider having carbon and/or a polypad handy, as well as fresh SW for WC's if necessary. Chemicals and reef tanks make me anxious after I had a tank crash following a carpet cleaning.

I also highly recommend the seresto collar. I was forgetting as well and it seems to be more effective than frontline for ticks as well.