yes. try bleaching everything with a mild bleach solution, then rinse until you
cannot smell anything, then leave it outside in the sun. be sure to use dechlor in
the water and like you said, let it run. try fishless cycling
FISHLESS CYCLING OF TANKS
rather than getting the RIGHT kind of ammonia and getting the RIGHT amount in the
tank, a pinch of Hikari Gold fish food for a small tank up to a tablespoon in a 75
gallon can be tossed into the tank, the heat set to 82oF and plenty of aeration. In
3 days or so watch the ammonia. If no ammonia is seen add more food.
Ingrid

"El Roberto" wrote:

Thank you all for your feedback and help, the FAQs I've been pointed towards
are very helpful.

Unfortunately as expected, all of the fish are dead bar one, who will be
joining the big bio-orb in the sky very soon by the looks of things.

Now, should I clean out the tank completely: the gravel, castle, and glass
before I start again? I don't want any new fish to catch the disease that
killed these guys, so I'm assuming I need to start the whole thing again and
let the tank mature for 3 weeks from scratch.

Ideas? The water quality is good, all the tests are fine, but I don't want
any nasty germs and bugs to still be attached to the gravel, plants and
glass...

thanks!

Robbie




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