Hey there! i reacently... inherited a 30 gallon fish tank. I have had fish before so I know all the usual stuff, but this one is... unique... my friends cousin dumped a half a bottle of bleach into his tanks(fish and all, he was breeding cichlids :( ) and I need to clean the chlorine out of the tank to make it safe... I know that I cant use soap, because that will kill the fish... so is there a safe way to clean out the chlorine from the tank. He has already tried rinsing the tank with hot water, and letting the water sit for 4 days with the water filter pump running (but without a filter i think he said so i am not sure what good THAT did) and took a water sample to the ministry of environment, who said it had 4X the regular chorination, so we think that the bleach may have gotten into the sealer in the corners... does anyone have any suggestions for a good fish friendly cleaner?? Thanks
2006-12-07 03:53:02 · 12 answers · asked by tarnished_angel_77 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Fill the tank with water and dump a bottle of dechlorinator in there. Let it sit for a few days, rinse, and repeat.
Chlorine is a b*tch to get rid of but a lot of dechlorinator and rinsing can do the trick.
2006-12-07 03:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Keep rinsing it out, in fact if you can put in in the bath tub let it over flow for a while. then fill it, put some de-chlorinator in it and let it sit for a week or so with the filter running, use a new filter and replace it mid week. after that test the water again. once all of that is done and the water seems ok, empty it and fill it again and test the water to be sure the bleach/chlorine is gone. after that, do some research on cycling the tank.
You may not want to use this tank anyway as the bleach may have compromised the seals.
too bad your cousin did that to the fish and the tank.
2006-12-07 05:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by fish lips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rinse it well with tap water then let it sit out for a couple of days.
Bleach is water with chlorine dissolved in it. If exposed to air, the clorine will eventually evaporate--this is why you can let water sit in an open bucket for a couple of days then use it for fish if you don't want to use a dechlorinator.
Putting it in the sun helps speed things up because it heats the tank and makes the chlorine evaporate faster.
2006-12-07 04:40:22 · answer #3 · answered by Redneck Crow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really aren't any cleaners that will help you. Just keep rinsing and let it air dry in the sun for 24 hrs in between rinses. It will eventually go away. And make sure you use Aqua-Safe when rinsing. That stuff actually gets rid of chlorine so the more you use the better.
2006-12-07 03:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by talarlo 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Just rinse it really really well, and then add some normal dechlorinator that you would use normally to treat your tap water with. That will remove the bleach/chlorine from the tank!
2006-12-07 03:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by lunar_flame 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
hi RanaBanana, super thought to enhance your Bettas residing house now that the previous occupant has vacated the premises!! Your fish will unquestionably thank you for it. you're particularly wonderful to on no account use cleansing soap or any cleansing brokers or solvents, all are doubtlessly deadly to aquatic existence. The above counsel related to bleach, warm water & vinegar are effective-you additionally can use a dilute of potassium permanganate. notwithstanding is your cleansing approach of selection enable it stand crammed with water to soak for a pair of hours & rinse thoroughly in heat water in the previous rinsing lower back in chilly working water for countless minutes. you ought to use sea/kosher/aquarium/rock salt as an abrasive to do away with any 'welded-on' marks yet take care if the tank is plastic because of the fact the salt could scratch it. The hyperlink under is a huge source for Betta vendors which you will discover powerful & tells you approximately necessary standards like filtration, heating & aeration between many different issues.
2016-10-05 00:17:51 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did anybody kill your friend's cousin?? I would have murdered him.
I mean what the hell possessed him to do that?? Its common sense that bleach kills everything.
Just do what everyone said and get a bottle of dechlorinator and dump it in. Let it sit for a day or 2, then test it.
2006-12-07 04:45:54 · answer #7 · answered by lady_crotalus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You may want to try adding some Simple Green (it is a Non-toxic, biodegradable cleaner) and let that sit in the tank for a couple of days. Then I would put some chlorine remover in the tank and test the levels again.
Good Luck!
2006-12-07 04:15:24 · answer #8 · answered by ashley_chance21 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
get some water decholrinator and let the tank sit for a month or so and try using inexpensive fish first so i would not cost lots of money for you.
2006-12-09 01:43:03 · answer #9 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep rinsing this will keep diluting the polutants and you can add dechlorinators to help, its just a matter of time.
2006-12-07 04:15:53 · answer #10 · answered by weebles 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋