Decontamination

love_fish · Dec 31, 2005

How can I decontaminate some of my equipment, like my gravel vac and nets? I have colmunaris in one tank, and I did a gravel vac before medicating. Now, I need to vac my other tank, but Im afraid of it contaminating the other tank. I also used my net while this was going on, so it needs to be decontaminated too.

What can I do?

Tolak · Dec 31, 2005

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Teelie · Dec 31, 2005

There are also several chemical cleaners for just this kind of thing. I think one is called "Safe Net" or something similar and is used as a disinfectant to clean nets and other aquarium equipment.

love_fish · Jan 1, 2006

Do you think I could use an ammonia solution?

Teelie · Jan 1, 2006

I have no idea. I'll see if I can look it up and what it contains.

Inchworm · Jan 1, 2006

Hi love_fish

Pure ammonia would probably kill all the harmful bacteria, but you might risk starting a mini-cycle if any of it got into your tank because it wasn't completely rinsed off.

Never use any ammonia that is called "sudsy" or that foams or has other cleaning products in it. These are likely to be chemicals that could harm your fish. Good, old fashioned, regular Clorox bleach is probably the safest thing to use unless you buy products specifically manufactured for use in aquariums.