r/Aquariums • u/Main_Initial_7118 • Jan 25 '24

Parents cleaned my tanks without asking :/ Betta

Came home today to this. First pic is what they put the fish in for god knows how long, last pic is my tank before they cleaned it. They told me it was bc my room looked “messy”. They are old so I don’t blame them…. But damn…

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u/blakeshockley Jan 25 '24

Did they completely empty the tank and take all the substate and everything out?

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u/Main_Initial_7118 Jan 25 '24

Yeah… my room feels so empty now

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u/blakeshockley Jan 25 '24

Yeah be really careful watching your parameters. They very well could have crashed your cycle. I’d find out if they also messed with your filter media because if they also did that then they almost definitely crashed your cycle.

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u/Main_Initial_7118 Jan 25 '24

Damn I didn’t even think abt that. I found the sponge thingy soaked in a bucket of water along with the rocks…

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u/Sethdarkus Jan 25 '24

Also if they used soap I would advise a more though cleaning

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u/Sure-Description-733 Jan 25 '24

They used laundry soap

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u/sandredeee Jan 26 '24

Omg I’m so sorry 😭