Hello. I have a chem c3000 and i would like to know how do i deal with the poisonous gases for example putting 2 spoonful of sodium hydrogen sulfate and 1x1 copper sheet and there is a little box field saying that it will generate sulfur dioxide and its poisonous to inhale, i live in a apartment in first floor and i dont have a garden so how do i safely perform the experiment and safely transport the gas outside, i tried this with an experiment that was performed by an window but the gas did drift in and not out. please help!
easy i turned my 75 gallon tank into a saltwater. take out everything in the freshwater tank.buy sea salt and crushed coral.add the sea salt and crushed coral into the water you just put in tank. wait for a couple days for it to clear up.after about a week, you can start buying fishes.enjoy!
this should not be done in an apartment or any place that is not well ventilated, meaning a cross current of air, or a ventilation hood. do not perform this experiment in your apartment. the dangers are two-fold. if you inhale the gas, it is toxic. if the gas gets in your eyes, nose or mouth, these areas are wet and may combine with the SO2 to produce H2SO4. this will cause severe burns, especially in your eyes.
A professional lab would use a hood, which is a lot like the hood over many stoves. It's a big open duct with strong fans in it positioned directly over the workspace and covering the entire area, often enclosing three sides as well, and it pretty much continuously sucks air in from the rest of the room, up and out through the duct so that poisonous fumes are continuously flowing outside and not into the rest of the room. You could probably rig something like this but I don't know that it's a great idea to do this indoors for you at all.
Good Luck with that. It takes alot more work and effort and the tank equipment is alot more expensive. To put it simply.
the previous use of the tank is non relevant,,,, clean it properly and let it dry,, and you start from scratch,,,research and get all the information you can,,, many start-up books and websites are available for the saltwater beginner ---the additional equipment is more expensive,, live rock, live sand, protien skimmer, additional filtration, powerheads for circulation, hygrometer, salt mix ---then there is the cost of marine specimens, if you shop around to local fish stores you will find reasonably priced specimens, as well as store owners that can assist you with information ---six years ago, when i started saltwater fishkeeping, i went to my local public library to see what they had available in regards to how to books,,, suprisingly a very good selection ---when you read ANY books, fresh or saltwater or hobby publications such as magazines you will see similarities pepeated over and over in each of them ,,, ---maintenance schedule ---partial water changes ---TEST your water parameters ---Don't overfeed your animals ---you can't get too much information, keep reading anything you can get, libraries can order in books for you that are not in their usual inventories ---as far as disease or parasites,,, my opinion ,,, salt water livetock are just as resistant and can be kept healthy when upkeep on their environment is provided ---be careful that you get compatable species when it is time for stocking your tank --- be patient while cycling your tank
