Today I will be moving my catfish from a hospital tank to a quarantine tank, my question is what is the best way to clean the hospital tank, gravel and filters (one canister with media and one hang on the back) I would like it free of all chemical and medication residue so I can cycle it and have it ready to use when needed.
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It takes a process, but you can use a very diluted bleach water solution. Use 1 part bleach to 10 posts water for the tank and the hard, n non-porous parts of the filter. Wash it all, then rinse very well several times. Make sure everything dries out thoroughly before you use it again. If you start to use it and the bleach smell comes back, you haven't washed it off enough, go back acne rinse it all really well again.
For the travel and anything porous, I would suggest gently boiling it for 10 mins or so. Make sure it has thoroughly cooled before you return it to the tank. I wouldn't suggest boiling anything plastic, unless you are super careful and watch it the whole time. Use plenty of water in the pot, and make sure it doesn't rest on the bottom of the pot... But again, NOT recommended as you could(at best) end up with a melted item, and at worst burn the house down.
Vinegar water also works to clean stuff, but again, it needs to be well rinsed.
Maybe someone else has other suggestions?
For the travel and anything porous, I would suggest gently boiling it for 10 mins or so. Make sure it has thoroughly cooled before you return it to the tank. I wouldn't suggest boiling anything plastic, unless you are super careful and watch it the whole time. Use plenty of water in the pot, and make sure it doesn't rest on the bottom of the pot... But again, NOT recommended as you could(at best) end up with a melted item, and at worst burn the house down.
Vinegar water also works to clean stuff, but again, it needs to be well rinsed.
Maybe someone else has other suggestions?
Hello; I have cleaned tanks with a salt paste made from NON IODINE table salt. Add just enough water to make a paste and rub it on the surfaces of the tank inside and out. The paste will scrub the glass without scratching the glass. Do not use an abrasive cloth or pad that can scratch glass on its own. Watch for bits of gravel and such that can get into the paste and make scratches. I then allow the paste to dry to a haze before rinsing the tank thoroughly.
My thinking is that the salt paste will dessicate most if not all living pathogens or parasites. The rinsing should flush most of the spores away.
I also will allow a tank to sit in the sun for a while. not much sun this time of year.
Feel free to critique this method if my thinking is flawed.
My thinking is that the salt paste will dessicate most if not all living pathogens or parasites. The rinsing should flush most of the spores away.
I also will allow a tank to sit in the sun for a while. not much sun this time of year.
Feel free to critique this method if my thinking is flawed.