Killing snails and everything
- Thread starter Bizzaro
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1) throw away the sand. It's cheap anyway. (will have to rinse some new sand though.)
2) run the sand through a very fine sieve (may miss snail eggs however and other than a flour sieve, I can't think of anything fine enough)
3) boil the sand in a large cauldron (will work but is time consuming.)
4) add copious amounts of bleach and wait, then rinse thoroughly and add a triple dose of dechlorinator. (not good if you are like me and hate chemicals, and there is always a chance if the dose is too low, that it might not kill of all of that particular type of snails)
Keep in mind that the snail eggs are possibly in the plants, decor, filter, sump, etc. and any nets that went into the tank.
2) run the sand through a very fine sieve (may miss snail eggs however and other than a flour sieve, I can't think of anything fine enough)
3) boil the sand in a large cauldron (will work but is time consuming.)
4) add copious amounts of bleach and wait, then rinse thoroughly and add a triple dose of dechlorinator. (not good if you are like me and hate chemicals, and there is always a chance if the dose is too low, that it might not kill of all of that particular type of snails)
Keep in mind that the snail eggs are possibly in the plants, decor, filter, sump, etc. and any nets that went into the tank.
Im not saving the sand or going back to sand.. The filter maybe, when i cycle the new tank can i just salt bomb the tank and heat? Im not to sure id like to put bleach in thentank and wipe every thing down when its empty.
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Bleach would be your best bet, its honestly the fastest way unless you can get the tank to around 95 degrees. That should kill off everything but your going to have to keep it at a constant 95 for at least a couple hours. A bleach solution and draining it should do it, and just to be sure you can fill it and have it run until you cant smell any chlorine and then drain/refill and its good to go. I would heavly dosage with a water conditioner just to be safe before adding any fish but it should evap out rather quickly with good aeration. No wiping no hard work no mess!
+1 on the bleach. I use a gallon in my 100 gallon tanks to get ready for new occupants. I leave the filters running, also. After about a week, I drain the tank and the water has no more bleaching properties. Like if you get some water on a carpet, it's just clean water. The up side is that ALL pathogens are dead. Your hoses and glass is clean and you're ready to start new. The downside is that you have to re cycle again. I do this especially if a fish has been ill, to make sure that all traces of the illness are gone. Like I said, in a week, the chlorine in the bleach goes away.