Clay Pots In Aquarium

[DeepSeaFishin]

**edit** I found an article describing what kinds of pots are safe. I assume im going to get terra cotta pots, or ones made of clay, however, I know that pots can break under extreme heat, so I would think boiling them is out of the question, and therefore how would one go about sterilizing them, put them in a freezer overnight? Just rinse with hot tap water?

Tom

 

[sparky_555]

Clay pots are fine to go in an aquarium, just make sure you was them first (just scrub them in water).

 

[DeepSeaFishin]

Thankyou, I guess I will scrub them in warm water, then top it off with rinsing them in hot water.

 

[Tessla]

Clay pots get baked in kilns at much higher temperatures than boiling water, it's more a matter of sudden temperature shock that will break the pot. Sticking a dry room temperature pot into either a freezer or hot oven would likely crack it, change the heat gradually. What I would do (and I do this all the time while baking, not a cracked pot yet) is soak the pot in water for an hour or so, then put it in a cold oven and turn the oven up as hot as you'd like. You could easily go up to 500-550 F but I'm sure 350-400 F would be fine.

 

[BigIan]

get some neat bleach (no added scents ect) and mix it in a 20:1 ratio dip the pot into that for a few mins rince well and it will be sterile