Prepping an old tank for new fish

A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously died.
Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few days of
each other. My friend considers himself a very responsible pet owner
and took it pretty hard, and gave up on fish.

I now have his 10 gallon tank, complete with light, filter, heater,
and other cool stuff. Since we don't know what killed the old fish,
what sort of precautions do I need to take? Everything has been dry
for the past few months, and I just finished cleaning everything off
with scalding hot water and a new sponge. Is that enough? I also have
various anti-fungal and anti-algae tablets that he threw in with the
rest of the stuff. Is there something specific I should treat the
water with (in addition to the chlorine remover)?

I plan to set everything up and let it run for a few days to make sure
everything is running smoothly. Once everything's up to snuff, Bob the
Oranda will have a new home

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A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously died.
Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few days of
each other. My friend considers himself a very responsible pet owner
and took it pretty hard, and gave up on fish.

I now have his 10 gallon tank, complete with light, filter, heater,
and other cool stuff. Since we don't know what killed the old fish,
what sort of precautions do I need to take? Everything has been dry
for the past few months, and I just finished cleaning everything off
with scalding hot water and a new sponge. Is that enough? I also have
various anti-fungal and anti-algae tablets that he threw in with the
rest of the stuff. Is there something specific I should treat the
water with (in addition to the chlorine remover)?

I plan to set everything up and let it run for a few days to make sure
everything is running smoothly. Once everything's up to snuff, Bob the
Oranda will have a new home

You might want to clean it with some bleach and water (10%). Make sure it's
plain bleach, not lemon scented. Also watch out for the sponges with
fungicide/soap added. Rinse everything with water after the bleach bath and
dechlorinate well.

If Bob has a rubber duck or other ornament you might want to put it in the
new tank while you wait for it to cycle. The idea is to give the
ammonia/nitrate eating bacteria a head start in the new tank by transferring
them from the old tank.

the water wasnt all right. 10 gallons is too small for 3 goldfish.
http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/...htm#essentials

"Kellbot" wrote in message
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A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously died.
Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few days of
each other.


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oh, no, they were in separate tanks.
which is why it was really odd.

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the water wasnt all right. 10 gallons is too small for 3 goldfish.
http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/...htm#essentials

"Kellbot" wrote in message
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A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously died.
Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few days of
each other.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

Poisons from the air?

Spraying? Painting? in the area...

New cleaning product in the bathroom/kitchen?

New soap next to the sink?

-D

Kellbot wrote:

oh, no, they were in separate tanks.
which is why it was really odd.

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the water wasnt all right. 10 gallons is too small for 3 goldfish.
http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/...htm#essentials

"Kellbot" wrote in message
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A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously
died. Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few
days of each other.

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see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable
words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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I plan to set everything up and let it run for a few days to make sure
everything is running smoothly. Once everything's up to snuff, Bob the
Oranda will have a new home

You might want to clean it with some bleach and water (10%). Make sure it's
plain bleach, not lemon scented. Also watch out for the sponges with
fungicide/soap added. Rinse everything with water after the bleach bath and
dechlorinate well.

If Bob has a rubber duck or other ornament you might want to put it in the
new tank while you wait for it to cycle. The idea is to give the
ammonia/nitrate eating bacteria a head start in the new tank by transferring
them from the old tank.

Allright, thanks I stole one of Bob's plastic plants. He wasn't too
happy about it, but hopefully it has enough biobugs to get things
started in the new tank.

Should I wait for the tank to finish cycling before moving Bob? He
seems OK in his fishbowl (it has an undergravel filter, and he's very
small) for now.