Smoking Inside With Aquariums
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Its great to see that lots of people share my view on this. DON'T SMOKE AROUND YOUR PETS!!! My cats or fish have never asked me for a cigarette, and when they do I intend on getting a lot of psychiatric evaluations, and if 10 different psychs think I'm sane, I'll return home, purchase a packet of cigarettes on the way and when I get home I'll give the cigarettes to the animal that asked for them. Until that day I don't intend on letting anyone near my animals with any kind of smoke. And i like to try to convince others to do the same.. 
I smoke but never in the house so my fish and daughters are safe from it. Never smoke in my truck either cant stand the smell. Only place I smoke is outside includes cold Michigan winters. LOL
Yeah I live almost as close to Antarctica as you can, so it gets pretty darn cold here in winter as well.. And my hubby still goes outside to smoke no matter how cold it is.. Mind you he kinda doesn't have much choice in the matter, It's illegal to smoke in rental properties where I live. Hehehe.
I used to smoke pretty heavily with my fish. Eventually I got tired of supporting their habit, so we quit.
The fact that a DVM says so, don't make it so.
And before all the anti smokers go crazy, first off I no longer smoke, and haven't in years. I am also not referring to dogs, cats, or birds - but specifically about fish. How much, if any, second hand smoke may possibly affect a fish would depend on numerous factors, such as the amount of daily/weekly smoke exposure, air flow and filtration in home, filtration in tank, filter media used (such as carbon), how well the tank is sealed from the outside environment, frequency of water changes, and volume of same, growth stage of fish, species of fish, and probably a long host of other variables that I haven't considered.
One of the greatest fishkeepers (RIP Don) that I've had the pleasure of knowing over the years was a heavy smoker. His fish always grew well, bred like rabbits, and lived what would typcally be considered the norm as far as longevity for the species in question. His fish room always had an ashtray or two in it, usually full of butts, and his 2000+ gallon systems filtration was all via air.
Smoking indoors isn't a great idea for numerous reasons, I'm just not one to jump on the bandwagon over something that a DVM feels. Plenty of DVM's have plenty of opinions that have never been scientifcally proven, but are stated online as though they are fact.
And before all the anti smokers go crazy, first off I no longer smoke, and haven't in years. I am also not referring to dogs, cats, or birds - but specifically about fish. How much, if any, second hand smoke may possibly affect a fish would depend on numerous factors, such as the amount of daily/weekly smoke exposure, air flow and filtration in home, filtration in tank, filter media used (such as carbon), how well the tank is sealed from the outside environment, frequency of water changes, and volume of same, growth stage of fish, species of fish, and probably a long host of other variables that I haven't considered.
One of the greatest fishkeepers (RIP Don) that I've had the pleasure of knowing over the years was a heavy smoker. His fish always grew well, bred like rabbits, and lived what would typcally be considered the norm as far as longevity for the species in question. His fish room always had an ashtray or two in it, usually full of butts, and his 2000+ gallon systems filtration was all via air.
Smoking indoors isn't a great idea for numerous reasons, I'm just not one to jump on the bandwagon over something that a DVM feels. Plenty of DVM's have plenty of opinions that have never been scientifcally proven, but are stated online as though they are fact.
Air freshener and cleaners are a liquid which will disolve in the water. Smoke is a gas which is less dense then water. If smoking in the same room as a tank the smoke will not enter the water. The amount an air pump will pull in will be very little and what does will rise out off the water similar to air bubbles. A ventri driven protein skimmer might draw in a decent about of smoke and mix it in a reactor so some residue might leech into the water. Ash might enter the tank and cause problems. It is not something I will worry about.
When I was a little younger, me and my friends would go into a big pool. We will take an inflatable kiddy pool, flip it upside down and go underneath it to smoke. The upside down pool was like a cave in the big pool.
A few times we will finish and go under the water to leave. Hours will go by and we will finally flip the pool over and a huge cloud of smoke will still be there.
When I was a little younger, me and my friends would go into a big pool. We will take an inflatable kiddy pool, flip it upside down and go underneath it to smoke. The upside down pool was like a cave in the big pool.
A few times we will finish and go under the water to leave. Hours will go by and we will finally flip the pool over and a huge cloud of smoke will still be there.
Some mixed opinions, nice. Thank you everyone whose replied so far. Keep them coming. Also, if anyone else can post information on the topic (with sources) or links to information on the topic that would be great. I would more like to focus on what can/cannot happen when smoking around fish tanks. Opinions are great, however I'm sure most people would agree that facts are much better. Thanks for the replies.
Hello; Having been around a number of heavy smokers, my take is that they will smoke around anybody pretty much any time they can. A concern about the effect on pets, children and other people takes a back seat to their need for nicotine. A few give lip service to second hand smoke around kids but pets are not on the radar.
I watch a very pregnant neighbor go around with a cigarette. She also has a a young child in the home. Both she and her partner smoke an I have yet to see them stand outside just to smoke.
Toxic is toxic. I imagine the effect on different species is varied, but an effect of some sort seems likely. I seem to recall when taking a radiation physics class reading about species that seem little bothered by doses that would hurt people. Oak Ridge Tennesee had a public museum with such displays back in the seventies as I recall.
I watch a very pregnant neighbor go around with a cigarette. She also has a a young child in the home. Both she and her partner smoke an I have yet to see them stand outside just to smoke.
Toxic is toxic. I imagine the effect on different species is varied, but an effect of some sort seems likely. I seem to recall when taking a radiation physics class reading about species that seem little bothered by doses that would hurt people. Oak Ridge Tennesee had a public museum with such displays back in the seventies as I recall.
I used to chain smoke cigg in my bedroom all the time 25 30 years ago...all my fishes were fine...
