bleach cleaning?

[-Asianguy-]

is it true you can wash your fish stuff with bleach and water solution? i have plants in my fish buckets out side. now they have alge growing on the sides. I wish to clean them.

I've read some where that it will work as long as i let the beach evaporate after.

 

[ewurm]

You can use bleach, just besure to rinse very well and soak in water, and add about 6 times the recommended dose of dechlorinator.

 

[DeLgAdO]

is it true you can wash your fish stuff with bleach and water solution? i have plants in my fish buckets out side. now they have alge growing on the sides. I wish to clean them.

I've read some where that it will work as long as i let the beach evaporate after.

they artificial ones right?

 

[toehead11183]

i bleach my plastics once a month. i do a 1:10 bleach with water and rinse really good, then let dry before putting them back.

 

[FishSkins]

You can use bleach, just besure to rinse very well and soak in water, and add about 6 times the recommended dose of dechlorinator.

ewurm knows best

 

[guppy]

Make sure the bleach says "non-detergeant" otherwise you get a persistant soap residue.

 

[WyldFya]

they artificial ones right?

Doesn't really matter. Plants can handle a 1:19 solution for several minutes.

I use 1:19 for persistent black brush algae. Depending on the plant, they can handle the solution for different amounts of time. For plastic plants a 1:10 will do great. A 1:19 is fairly weak, and doesn't really require a dechlor. I just shake them a little bit, and back in they go.

 

[fishnutham]

I agree ^^^^ been doing it for years especially before transplanting new plants
to kill snail egg sacs..

 

[-Asianguy-]

they artificial ones right?

no the plants are real. sorry i reread my post. i should have said the "buckets" have alge growing on the side. brownish color alge.

i'm trying to wash the bucket.

You can use bleach, just besure to rinse very well and soak in water, and add about 6 times the recommended dose of dechlorinator.

I have no idea what dechlorinator is. and if i did when and to where would i add it? unless i should assume we are talking about fake plants before they are put in to the tank?? then i add it to the tank.

Make sure the bleach says "non-detergeant" otherwise you get a persistant soap residue.

don't laugh guys. but is clorox bleach a detergeant? the lable on my bottle came off years ago. its the basic white bottle with a blue cap. I'll probly look it up on google but thought i'd just ask.

oh i just thought of another question. should i be worried about alge on the plants? and putting them back into the tank?

wow man i've bought fish books before. but you guys have knowlege on a whole different level. thanks guys.

 

[DaneDodger]

I've used even stronger bleach solutions on plastic plants and rocks soaked for well over 24 hrs before so no reason you couldn't bleach a bucket. Like others said, I just rinsed em REALLY good after then soaked em in plain water with dechlorinator to be on the safe side.