Actually, I once achieved a smaller version of this. I was working in the protein physical chemistry lab at Georgetown, and we had an instrument* in which we made measurements at cold temperatures.

We had about a 6' square tub with a chiller and fountain in the middle, and this was the source of the cold water pumped into the instrument. The pipes were constantly getting clogged with algae, unless we poured gallons of lab alcohol into the tank. Of course, that gave everyone a headache.

Well, algae were microorganisms, and I was the Expert on Microbiology. I decided to come up with a better disinfectant, and, rejecting several for assorted reasons, decided to put in a sterilizing quantity of Zephiran (benzalkoniun chloride). At the end of the day, I poured in the bottle of Zephiran, turned on the pumps, and went home.

I had forgotten one critical datum: Zephiran kills things because it is a detergent.

Opening the door the next morning, suds reached to the ceiling. I was very clean after I mopped it up, and started job hunting.

*Cary 14 ultraviolet spectrophotometer, if anyone cares.