CoryWithAKatana Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 HELP! So I was dumb and poured about 2oz of alcohol into my new 6 gallon long tank. Currently it has a bunch of bladder snails and rams horn snails from my java moss and I also have an aquarium lily and baby java ferns, no fish. Im unsure on what to do... I was giving it a top off because water evaporates and I poured the alcohol into my tank, it was in a water bottle and I thought it was water but as soon as I saw the alcohol hit the water and start mixing and looking weird I stopped and smelled the bottle and it was alcohol. Will this kill my population of snails, small creatures and beneficial bacteria? or will it be ok? idk I am very panicked rn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 If it was drinking alcohol…..Do a 90% water change and you should be ok. Depending on how long it was in there you may notice a bit of negative impact but it is not enough to kill the tank if you remove it. **** assuming it’s not a very small tank. Potential for algae bloom from the sugars Do the same 90% for rubbing alcohol impact to critters I am uncertain some BB will be impacted but most likely not enough to reset the cycle if not a very small tank. Both of these are only guesses because I’ve not done either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryWithAKatana Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 Ye it was drinking alcohol, ill do a water change. Just curious though...hear me out... what would happen if I left it in there? im not gonna but like what would happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasaltemelosguy Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 On 9/14/2024 at 10:04 AM, CoryWithAKatana said: Ye it was drinking alcohol, ill do a water change. Just curious though...hear me out... what would happen if I left it in there? im not gonna but like what would happen? Hi, as @Guppysnail, it should be fine after the water change. Assuming the alcohol is 100 proof, 2 ounces of that in 6 gallons is less than 1%. Mortality tends to occur around 5%. And with a 90% water change, it's only 0.1% so it's no longer significant. Alcohol dramatically reduces dissolved oxygen so you may want to add an air stone for a few days to be extra safe. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmurray407 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 I'm so sorry this happened to you. Sounds like something I would do-thankfully we have the support of these really smart folks to help us out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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