How to dispose of fish tank (urgent)

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Lysol will kill most of the pathogens out there on contact. Hydrogen peroxide works great to. After using either I'd flush the tank thoroughly, allow to air dry then wipe down with denatured alcohol or acetone, re flush tank then refill.

Excuse me if I misunderstood, but after going through all the research into how to dispose of a possibly infected tank it sounds like you're thinking of reusing the decorations and possibly the gravel too. If as you claim there is no way to decontaminate the tank, wouldn't the same apply to everything else that was in it, including filtration, heater, gravel, decorations, etc. Which would mean you need to toss everything and buy all new stuff or risk contaminating the new tank.

Was this fish TB actually diagnosed and confirmed by a medical professional? I'm thinking that if there is a risk of it spreading to humans you would have been payed a visit by the CDC who would have quarantined your house and family to prevent the spread of the disease.
 
better safe than sorry. do not sell or give away the fish, euthanize, garbage disposal great for this with small fish. instant death by blunt force trauma follow with bleach on everything. including the garbage disposal. that being said hysteria rules supreme.
 
better safe than sorry. do not sell or give away the fish, euthanize, garbage disposal great for this with small fish. instant death by blunt force trauma follow with bleach on everything. including the garbage disposal. that being said hysteria rules supreme.

I already did man. I'm getting my new tank today. Man it sucked having to euthanize


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TB is a virus that cant be cured easily. So if it was me id dump the whole thing and get me a new one. Like you said its better safe then sorry right. Better to get rid of it then get your ass kicked by tb:D

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Bleach be fine, swab everything, i would not use pine sole, great for dumping in a honey pot, but would not get any ware beer err near a fish tank.
 
hydrogen peroxide works well also and gasses out faster.
 
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