VioletEmber
Aquarium Advice Freak
So I am breaking down a small tank because I think there may be some nasty bacteria lurking in it. I want to completely sterilize it. What can I use? Should I just toss the gravel?
I have a small filter -- i'm assuming I toss the filter media. (it's just one of those dinky filters for a 2-5 gallon tank so i can easily seed it again etc) and I have a few heaters, thermometers, nets, the 2.5 g acrylic tank.
My newest male betta just died -- the only symptoms were first lethargy and hiding, then clamped fins, then gasping and then death... all in about 48 hours. No fuzzy stuff, no bumps or lesions. Water quality was good. He was in a community tank and i removed him and put him in the little tank for QT but it was too late apparently. No fish in the original tank are showing any signs of anything at all. My only guess is that something like columnaris got introduced to the tank but has only struck fish with a weak immune system. I'm mystified by what it is but whatever it was, i want it gone!
so -- i want to sterilize everything i have whether it came into contact with that fish or not, just in case. I have purchased extra vacuums and nets so that I don't have to cross-contaminate in the future... but i am starting to use a python for water changes. how do i sterilize that?
my building has super scalding hot water so i've been flushing the python with that after each use. but is there something else I can do?
I have a small filter -- i'm assuming I toss the filter media. (it's just one of those dinky filters for a 2-5 gallon tank so i can easily seed it again etc) and I have a few heaters, thermometers, nets, the 2.5 g acrylic tank.
My newest male betta just died -- the only symptoms were first lethargy and hiding, then clamped fins, then gasping and then death... all in about 48 hours. No fuzzy stuff, no bumps or lesions. Water quality was good. He was in a community tank and i removed him and put him in the little tank for QT but it was too late apparently. No fish in the original tank are showing any signs of anything at all. My only guess is that something like columnaris got introduced to the tank but has only struck fish with a weak immune system. I'm mystified by what it is but whatever it was, i want it gone!
so -- i want to sterilize everything i have whether it came into contact with that fish or not, just in case. I have purchased extra vacuums and nets so that I don't have to cross-contaminate in the future... but i am starting to use a python for water changes. how do i sterilize that?
my building has super scalding hot water so i've been flushing the python with that after each use. but is there something else I can do?
