Altum
April 21st 06, 07:34 PM
Dave W. wrote:
> I have an aquarium that had recently suffered some sort of horrible
> bacterial infection (everything I put in there died wihtin a week with
> the same symptoms). At any rate, I am planning to break the now-empty
> tank down and use it again later. A person at one of my local pet
> shops where I sometimes buy fish told me not to wash the tank with
> bleach and water, because the beach gets into the silicone and can
> remain. I thought it evaporated in a few hours, especially after
> thorough rinsing. She said just wash it out with water and let it dry,
> as whatever the disease is would die when everything dried out (aquatic
> parasites/fungus/bacteria can't live out of water) and also suggested
> the same for the powerfilter. Anybody have any experience/thought
> about this?
That's the weirdest reason not to bleach a tank I've ever heard. Bleach
does evaporate and is a very good idea after a bacterial wipeout. Most
aquatic bacteria and fungi can't survive drying, but why take a chance?
Bleach away!
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> I have an aquarium that had recently suffered some sort of horrible
> bacterial infection (everything I put in there died wihtin a week with
> the same symptoms). At any rate, I am planning to break the now-empty
> tank down and use it again later. A person at one of my local pet
> shops where I sometimes buy fish told me not to wash the tank with
> bleach and water, because the beach gets into the silicone and can
> remain. I thought it evaporated in a few hours, especially after
> thorough rinsing. She said just wash it out with water and let it dry,
> as whatever the disease is would die when everything dried out (aquatic
> parasites/fungus/bacteria can't live out of water) and also suggested
> the same for the powerfilter. Anybody have any experience/thought
> about this?
That's the weirdest reason not to bleach a tank I've ever heard. Bleach
does evaporate and is a very good idea after a bacterial wipeout. Most
aquatic bacteria and fungi can't survive drying, but why take a chance?
Bleach away!
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Put the word aquaria in the subject to email me.
Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com