Bug In My Tank

mundanenoodle · Post by **mundanenoodle** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:07 pm

So last night as I was going to bed I checked my tank to see if it needed filled. As I peeked in I saw a giant pincher bug in the tank! It's a sealed tank of course so the only way it could have gotten in there was to crawl in the mask and down the tube! Pretty gross! Needless to say I had a little trouble going to sleep that night!

HoseCrusher · Post by **HoseCrusher** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:22 pm

It is very nice of you to share that warm moist "cave" with the creatures of the earth...

Mr Bill · Post by **Mr Bill** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:24 pm

Yuck!

snuginarug · Post by **snuginarug** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:48 pm

HoseCrusher wrote:It is very nice of you to share that warm moist "cave" with the creatures of the earth...

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 6:10 am

mundanenoodle wrote:So last night as I was going to bed I checked my tank to see if it needed filled. As I peeked in I saw a giant pincher bug in the tank! It's a sealed tank of course so the only way it could have gotten in there was to crawl in the mask and down the tube! Pretty gross! Needless to say I had a little trouble going to sleep that night!

More likely it crawled in thru the air intake then into the water tank. It's a lot shorter distance. Do you have filters on your machine? Not that that alone will keep creatures out.

Starlette · Post by **Starlette** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 6:21 am

Sometime ago someone had taken a picture of what looked like a cockroach caught in their hose and posted the picture to the forum.
Ever since then before I put on my mask, I always let some air blow out for a couple of seconds thinking that will give any small bugs a chance to fly out before I put it on. However, after reading your story, I'm going to take that tank out EVERY night to make sure no bugs are floating in the water.

Starlette

nanwilson · Post by **nanwilson** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:53 am

I put a skinny plastic bag over he end of my hose every morning...ain't nuttin getting in my hose.

imsleepynomore · Post by **imsleepynomore** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:19 am

UCK as if we don't have enough to worry about fill tank , cover blue lights ,tape ,chin strap ,mask fitting now BUGS hows a guy suppose to relax and sleep

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:27 am

When you live 'green'-(without various chemicals, --insecticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizer, etc.)
checking for bugs becomes a habit--no big deal.
--Some are even edible; though I've never eaten any on purpose.

LinkC · Post by **LinkC** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:56 am

GumbyCT wrote:Do you have filters on your machine? Not that that alone will keep creatures out.

Well, it takes a pretty small bug to crawl thru a filter...especially the white one!

cowlypso · Post by **cowlypso** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:01 am

"I found a bug in my humidifier tank!"

"What was he doing in there?"

"The backstroke!"

louspeachy · Post by **louspeachy** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:14 am

Starlette wrote:Sometime ago someone had taken a picture of what looked like a cockroach caught in their hose and posted the picture to the forum.
Ever since then before I put on my mask, I always let some air blow out for a couple of seconds thinking that will give any small bugs a chance to fly out before I put it on. However, after reading your story, I'm going to take that tank out EVERY night to make sure no bugs are floating in the water.

Starlette

ANOTHER reason for emptying your tank in the AM and refilling it at night!!
Louise

pap4life · Post by **pap4life** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:37 pm

Up until 15 seconds ago, I have always allowed the unit to sense that I have the mask on, and allowed it to start by itself.
That feature has been disabled as of 10 seconds ago!!!!

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:54 pm

Starlette wrote:Sometime ago someone had taken a picture of what looked like a cockroach caught in their hose and posted the picture to the forum... Ever since then before I put on my mask, I always let some air blow out for a couple of seconds thinking that will give any small bugs a chance to fly out before I put it on. Starlette

Me too! I think that was gvz who posted the pic. I'd never even heard of an earwig before that. Couple nights ago I saw one crawling across my living room floor, took care of it but couldn't help but wonder if it had siblings. Resisted the impulse to google but was afraid I'd find they hatch in batches of hundreds and never go more that a few yards from their nest. LOL Decided ignorance is bliss in this situation.

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:39 pm

pap4life wrote:Up until 15 seconds ago, I have always allowed the unit to sense that I have the mask on, and allowed it to start by itself.
That feature has been disabled as of 10 seconds ago!!!!

I look in my tank each nite to see if I need to add water

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