Can I save my pool from a bleach attack?

[matthewr262]

Some of you may know the situation that my ex wife bleached my pool. The pool now has 3" of water in it and I can no longer smell the bleach. If I refill it and run it with lots carbon and seachem safe do you guys think it can be saved? Or am I wasting my time?

 

[Coryloach]

Sorry to hear about what happened, horrible. I read it on another thread.
You should be able to, lots of seachem safe/prime....or even drying it out completely should work

 

[matthewr262]

Sorry to hear about what happened, horrible. I read it on another thread.
You should be able to, lots of seachem safe/prime....or even drying it out completely should work

Thanks buddy, I feel like it would be okay especially reading about people soaking drift wood in bleach before adding it to an aquarium.

 

[Fat Homer]

I agree that a lot of people here have said they used bleach to clean certain decor or items then after a good rinsing, they soak said item in water with an overdose of prime for a day or two, then soaked in plain freshwater for another 24hrs to be safe...

I would also test the pool with some cheap dither fish before re-stocking properly to avoid any costly losses...

 

[Hendre]

I agree that a lot of people here have said they used bleach to clean certain decor or items then after a good rinsing, they soak said item in water with an overdose of prime for a day or two, then soaked in plain freshwater for another 24hrs to be safe...

I would also test the pool with some cheap dither fish before re-stocking properly to avoid any costly losses...

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[FLA]

I bleach tanks when I need to. I use sodium thiosulfate as a neutralizer, and everything is fine. Grainger has it $54 a gallon. Which might be cheaper than seachem and burning up a lot of carbon. Sometimes I don't even neutralize just bleach drain rinse fill and drain one more time and I am good to go. It is always a good idea to test with a cheap dither.

https://www.grainger.com/category/s...Thiosulfate&searchRedirect=Sodium+Thiosulfate

 

[xraycer]

I agree that a lot of people here have said they used bleach to clean certain decor or items then after a good rinsing, they soak said item in water with an overdose of prime for a day or two, then soaked in plain freshwater for another 24hrs to be safe...
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This is exactly what I do all the time.

Its going to be a total PITA to fill and empty that pool, but it'll definitely make it fish safe again.

I would recommend using at least 3X the Safe instructed dose and let it sit, fully filled with all the filtration running, for at least a week.

 

[Fish Tank Travis]

When my son's tank had a heater issue that killed all of the fish, I took everything over to the sink and soaked it in bleach water...including the filters and media. I then wiped out the tank with bleach water. Next, I rinsed everything in regular tap water and added dechlorinator to neutralize any leftover bleach.

Remember, bleach is essentially chlorine from our standpoint with aquariums (might actually be chlorine). It can be neutralized using the same type of dechlorinator.

Having said that, you need to make sure that the bleach used was not a scented bleach because that has other chemicals in it.

I think the best option would be to drain as much out as you can, refil, and repeat once or twice more. This will dilute whatever is in there. Then, add a double or triple dose of dechlorinator and start cycling it with ammonia, if that's the way you want to cycle it.

Let me know when you're ready for fish and I can check out what Gerbers has for you. I know you had some bigger pacu and I saw some decent ones there yesterday. They also have a lot of other larger fish that are available if you want something different.

 

[xraycer]

Remember, bleach is essentially chlorine from our standpoint with aquariums (might actually be chlorine).

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Bleach.html

 

[xraycer]

When my son's tank had a heater issue that killed all of the fish, I took everything over to the sink and soaked it in bleach water...including the filters and media.

Any particularly why you chose to bleach this tank set-up, in this particular scenario?