Construction around tanks.

[Invicitus]

Hello all,

There was a problem recently with an air conditioner overflowing and dripping on the ceiling, luckily it did not collapse, but it needs to be replaced. I have a 75 gallon reef tank in the room and was wondering if any of y'all had recommendations about anything I could do to reduce the stress on the fish.
Thanks!

 

[david1978]

Throw a blanket over it. It will deaden sound and keep any dust from getting in your tank.

 

[BobbyGregg]

Im in the construction trade I know exactly whats gonna happen, drywall removal, ac removal, repairs to drywall and sanding then painting. I'd recommend getting 6m plastic to place over your tank, it should wrap over your tank top to bottom all sides. the drywall dust can get into alot of things and its so fine powder. main thing is the air pumps to not draw in the air born dust. i would suggest just before sanding to shut the air pump down, it will be ok for an hr. let the dust in the room to settle from the sanding, should only be an hr maybe not even. pending on size of project the dust should settle really quick. Just make sure nothing gets to the water and air intake