Is this an epic disaster or only a minor one?

[Dark_Evanescence]

My 3yo twins dumped a bottle of blue of food coloring into my 55g freshwater tank while I was doing laundry. I did a 50% water change, pulled out the silk plants.

It is a lightly planted tank as well with 3 Anubis, a Java fern, and Java moss. I have Corys, swords, platties as well as an albino bristlenose. Am I going to have to start watching everything die or will I be able to do water changes daily ( smaller ones like 20%) until the food coloring is mostly gone?

 

[BIG-G]

if it food grade probably won't kill anything just keep doing the water changes. Add some activated carbon to absorb the dye as well.

 

[heavyhitter]

if it food grade probably won't kill anything just keep doing the water changes. Add some activated carbon to absorb the dye as well.

I think you nailed it. If you have a glass tank I hope your silicone is black or hasn't gotten dyed.

 

[BIG-G]

I think you nailed it. If you have a glass tank I hope your silicone is black or hasn't gotten dyed.

Good point yeah it may stain the silicone. I have seen a few tanks with blue silicone from methylene blue being used.

 

[BIG-G]

I think you nailed it. If you have a glass tank I hope your silicone is black or hasn't gotten dyed.

Good point yeah it may stain the silicone. I have seen a few tanks with blue silicone from methylene blue being used.