Sterilising A 30litre Tank

[madi]

I need to sterilise my fish tank (There's no fish in it... But lots, and LOTS of tapeworms that refuse to die) but I have no idea how to go about it.

I need a sterilisation method that kills tapeworms (I've tried several brands of dewormer, none have worked).


I was thinking of boiling everything, but Mum's refused to let me do it because she doesn't want fish stuff near the kitchen. (Even if I buy a pot just for the fish stuff, I'm still not allowed to do it.) She's also kicking up a fuss about how I'm going to dispose of the tapeworm infested water. She doesn't want it down a sink, or in the back yard... So if anyone has a suggestion where to tip it (NOT the toilet!) that would help hugely.


Ta

 

[Axleuk]

I need to sterilise my fish tank (There's no fish in it... But lots, and LOTS of tapeworms that refuse to die) but I have no idea how to go about it.

I need a sterilisation method that kills tapeworms (I've tried several brands of dewormer, none have worked).


I was thinking of boiling everything, but Mum's refused to let me do it because she doesn't want fish stuff near the kitchen. (Even if I buy a pot just for the fish stuff, I'm still not allowed to do it.) She's also kicking up a fuss about how I'm going to dispose of the tapeworm infested water. She doesn't want it down a sink, or in the back yard... So if anyone has a suggestion where to tip it (NOT the toilet!) that would help hugely.


Ta

You dont need to go anywhere near the kitchen. Just boil a kettle and pour it over your fish accesories a few times . Careful with the tank not to use hot and cold or you run the risk of cracking it.

Why do you think it is tapeworm? Without food tapeworms normally die off and are normally found inside living things rather than in an empty tank.

If your mom does not want them near the kitchen or sink, them your only option is disposing any water down the storm drainage in the street.

 

[madi]

You dont need to go anywhere near the kitchen. Just boil a kettle and pour it over your fish accesories a few times . Careful with the tank not to use hot and cold or you run the risk of cracking it.

Why do you think it is tapeworm? Without food tapeworms normally die off and are normally found inside living things rather than in an empty tank.

If your mom does not want them near the kitchen or sink, them your only option is disposing any water down the storm drainage in the street.

Ta, I didn't think kettle water would be hot enough for long enough. (I might not do this to the thermometer though, lol.)

My fish all displayed symptoms of tapeworm before they died. I'd brought them all from the same place, and they admitted the tank I got the last two from had an out of control tapeworm outbreak. (They quarenteed the tank the day after I brought my fish.)
Now there's hundreds of little white wormy things crawling on the glass. They're about half a millimetre across, and three or four millimetres long. I described the problem to the people at my local pet shop, and they all agreed it was probably tapeworm, although none of them had seen a tank so over run.

If they're not tapeworm, this might explain why all the tapeworm treatments failed to kill them. Any ideas what else it could be?

(Also, the smiley face turning into a party hat... That's just cool, lol.)

 

[Axleuk]

You dont need to go anywhere near the kitchen. Just boil a kettle and pour it over your fish accesories a few times . Careful with the tank not to use hot and cold or you run the risk of cracking it.

Why do you think it is tapeworm? Without food tapeworms normally die off and are normally found inside living things rather than in an empty tank.

If your mom does not want them near the kitchen or sink, them your only option is disposing any water down the storm drainage in the street.

Ta, I didn't think kettle water would be hot enough for long enough. (I might not do this to the thermometer though, lol.)

My fish all displayed symptoms of tapeworm before they died. I'd brought them all from the same place, and they admitted the tank I got the last two from had an out of control tapeworm outbreak. (They quarenteed the tank the day after I brought my fish.)
Now there's hundreds of little white wormy things crawling on the glass. They're about half a millimetre across, and three or four millimetres long. I described the problem to the people at my local pet shop, and they all agreed it was probably tapeworm, although none of them had seen a tank so over run.

If they're not tapeworm, this might explain why all the tapeworm treatments failed to kill them. Any ideas what else it could be?

(Also, the smiley face turning into a party hat... That's just cool, lol.)

Do the worms look like this ?

 

[OldMan47]

To make a typical tank safe from any typical fish disease, a thorough dry out works wonders. There is not much that lives in water and can survive a totally dry environment.