Disease Cleaning

[Jazzzz]

Now that the tank is clean to look at would wipping with 37.5% vodka then rinsing remove all remaining germs and then be safe for fish or would the vodka leave to much residue and give me drunk fish?

Thanks

 

[minxfishy]

Drunk fish, lucky them

I would use a bleach solution to clean the tank out, 1pt bleach to 10pts water or close too, then rinse it well until no trace of a smell of bleach is left, thats what I use to clean all my second hand tanks and stuff and no problems yet.

 

[drobbyb]

Drunk fish, lucky them

I would use a bleach solution to clean the tank out, 1pt bleach to 10pts water or close too, then rinse it well until no trace of a smell of bleach is left, thats what I use to clean all my second hand tanks and stuff and no problems yet.

I use the bleach method as well. No problems for me either.

 

[Syphoniera]

If deeply concerned about potential disease organisms, there are some, such as mycobacteria, which can survive both bleaching and long-term drying, but which cannot, apparently, withstand a further wipe-down with rubbing alcohol - and then YOU can drink the vodka, which you'll need after all the hard labour, lol.