Bleach to sterilize a ten gallon?

[enrgizerbunny]

Situation: just euthanized the remaining two endlers that still were showing signs of an unknown disease. I want to sterilize the tank so that I can get healthy fish in and have them stay healthy.

Proposed course of action:
If I dose the tank with bleach, (100 ppm?) let it run, perform a 100% water change with excess dechlorinator (my tap has no chlorine) I should be sterilized and safe for fish right?

Please no comments about losing my cycle, I've got enough cycled media to replace it.

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[enrgizerbunny]

Nevermind I guess? Just did a complete water change and dosed with 37 mL bleach with 8.25% sodium hypochlorite solution fit 10 gallons of water. I'm off to buy dechlorinator for later.

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[Nils]

Sounds good. Just make sure you get rid of ANY bleach in the tank. I'd then rinse it, let it dry, rinse again, repeat a couple times.....better safe than sorry

 

[enrgizerbunny]

Sounds good. Just make sure you get rid of ANY bleach in the tank. I'd then rinse it, let it dry, rinse again, repeat a couple times.....better safe than sorry

I was just going to replace the sponges after I change all the water and give it a big dose of prime. My tap is chlorine free so I won't be adding chlorine when I change the water. Next stop is the store across town that sells healthy endlers hopefully.

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[brennae]

I just dump in a few tablespoons and rinse really well. Then hit with Prime and let it sit for a few minutes and then rinse well again and let air dry. I put the filters etc in a bucket and do the same. I soak in the bleach for about 20 minutes. I bleach tons of stuff to avoid cross contamination and have never had a problem doing it that way.

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[enrgizerbunny]

I ran the bleach water for 24 hours, changed the water and dosed with prime. Smells like aquarium, I'll be looking to get new fish in soon.

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[brennae]

Good luck on the new fish, I hope it works out better for you this time!

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