Cleaning Company 'do's and 'don't's

[MusicTeach]

Good afternoon R2R!

I had an unfortunate match for dog sitting recently, and the dog made a mess of my place. So, I'm going to be getting my paying for carpet cleaners, and some professional cleaners to make the place feel like new as well. My question, as a reef tank enthusiast, is what are the things that I need to tell them NOT to do or NOT to use. I feel like I've asked this before, or looked it up before, but I can't remember. All I remember is "no aerosol around the reef tank." is that right? Are there more things I should ask them to avoid?

As things currently stand, I will just be asking them to avoid aerosol through my open floor plan on the floor with the aquarium. Will the rest be fine?

Thank you for your time today!

 

[Irishman]

Depending how long they are there, I would turn off skimmer and power heads. Throw a cover over the tank, just don’t cover your lights. If you do cover your lights I would turn them off so they don’t burn out.

 

[MusicTeach]

Awesome - so, just to confirm, I should still ask them to not use aerosol in the room with the aquarium, right? And then, additionally, turn off lights, throw a towel over my tank lid, turn off skimmer and powerheads. Can I ask why I would turn off the powerheads as well? Would that include the return pump too?

Thank you!