Cleaning An Infected Aquarium

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felix453

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Hey guys, I had a 10 gallon aquarium with a sponge heater and a heater but the fish developed a fungus and died. Id like to use this tank again but I don't want the new fish to get sick. I was thinking of cleaning it out with hot water and soaking the sponge in a salt water mix but Im really not too sure, all help appreciated

-Jack
 
I did mine with chlorox ( bleech). Filled the tank with water and added a glass of chlorox and left it to sit for a few hours to make sure it killed all the bacteria and stuff. After that empty the tank and let it dry completely so the chlorine evaporates. Then clean it out with hot water and rub it well, let it dry and ur good to go. I've put fry in that tank and they're all well and growing so it's safe for sure.
 
alexanian said:
I did mine with chlorox ( bleech). Filled the tank with water and added a glass of chlorox and left it to sit for a few hours to make sure it killed all the bacteria and stuff. After that empty the tank and let it dry completely so the chlorine evaporates. Then clean it out with hot water and rub it well, let it dry and ur good to go. I've put fry in that tank and they're all well and growing so it's safe for sure.
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I also use bleach(diluted) to disinfect everything, but I would soak it for at least 24 hrs and then after rinsing everything down really well, I soak everything in new water with a healthy dose of Prime/dechlorinator for another 24hrs.
 
Forgot to mention that it's plastic, would the bleach still soak out of it?
 
If you mean acrylic, no problem. Your sponge will melt. Just buy a new one.

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bleach breaks down in water after a period of time. Most of those that run into trouble do so by rushing the process. Properly clean the tank with bleach as was already suggested. Sponges are cheap and it is easier/safer to just replace it. Look at ebay, I just bought a bunch of sponge filters for under 10$. Give time with the cycling process and dont be in a rush to stock it. The biggest hurdle is that most of us rush the cycle process and add livestock before the tank is ready. IME, fungus is easy to treat and will not readily come back like other problems will
 
Shenanigans said:
bleach breaks down in water after a period of time. Most of those that run into trouble do so by rushing the process. Properly clean the tank with bleach as was already suggested. Sponges are cheap and it is easier/safer to just replace it. Look at ebay, I just bought a bunch of sponge filters for under 10$. Give time with the cycling process and dont be in a rush to stock it. The biggest hurdle is that most of us rush the cycle process and add livestock before the tank is ready. IME, fungus is easy to treat and will not readily come back like other problems will
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Thanks!
 
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