How to dispose of fish tank (urgent)

So today my dad and I are going to finishing up disposing of my old 40 gal that was likely to have been infected with TB. We took all the decor and almost all the water out so now all that's left is a layer of gravel and some water embedded in it. We don't know whether we should separate the gravel or leave it in there, and what to do with the tank. Should we leave it out in the street like the rest of the garbage? I live in a NYC suburb if that helps. We're gonna be replacing the tank with a new one earlier today so it's sort of urgent thanks


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fibbingbear said:

What's TB?

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Tuberculosis. Fish TB can be transferred to humans so it was very serious. Better safe than sorry


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Montelboom said:

You could sell it on Craigslist

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The point of getting rid of the tank was because it is inhospitable to fish because there is a likely chance that TB is in it, which can't be killed off by bleach or soap. So I decided id just but a new one.


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that_fish_Guy said:

Well if it's fish TB and it thrives in water why not let it get bone dry and leave it that way for a while like a month. Later on fill it back up and add in some feeder goldfish...if they die then you know for sure the tank has TB if not then you know the source of the TB was elsewhere


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They can live outside water for a long time. It's just safer to get a new tank. It can't be that hard to throw one out


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Crazy mike said:

I say drain it and bleach the heck out of it or if you are that worried drain it ,put it somewhere out the way and get a 40B from Petco or something


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I said that to my dad I said we should put it in the basement but he said he wants it out of the house


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