Mister Gardener
April 21st 06, 11:20 PM
On 21 Apr 2006 11:11:01 -0700, "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?
I just announced this is Be Kind To Pet Shop Guys Week, so I will
refrain from commenting on this particular misguided purveyor of urban
legends.
-- Mister Gardener
>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?
I just announced this is Be Kind To Pet Shop Guys Week, so I will
refrain from commenting on this particular misguided purveyor of urban
legends.
-- Mister Gardener