There are no fish currently living in this tank. It REALLY needs to be "disinfected" in a manner that won't leach chemicals into the porous parts of the tank's decorations, or the gravel. Help??
2007-01-31 11:08:34 · 13 answers · asked by baaaddd_kitty 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I treated a stocked tank with Ick by turning up the heat and using aquarium salt. I remember reading somewhere that anything over 28 degree C will kill the Ick . Since you don't have any fish in there you could try putting a good dose of salt in and turning the heat right up.
There's some more information here
http://www.ausfishforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2825
2007-02-01 01:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by mbunnyau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are sure it was ick, there is no need to take radical steps. Simply drain the tank and wash everything well allowing it to dry before returning it to the tank. Wipe and dry the tank as well of course. This will certainly take care of any ick that may remain in the tank.
If you suspect other diseases as well you can treat with bleach at about 1/6 cup per ten gallons of tank and that will kill everything. Allow it to set for a while, stirring the garavcel occasionally, then drain wash everything and allow it to air dry for a day or two. The chlorine even in bleach is not haghly stable and will evaporate fairly quickly from the tank materials so leaching is not a real concern if it has dried well after the rinse. If the thought of bleach still bothers you, a box of common table salt per 10 gallons would kill everything as well. Again rinse then dry before returning the tank to normal.
Besure to disinfect nets, gravel cleaners and the rest along with the tank!
Sorry to hear of the hassles and best of luck with the fresh start.
2007-01-31 12:02:47 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Drain the tank, remove the contents put it outside in direct sunlight for 2 days. Ick is brought on by lower temps, if you keep heat in the tank you will have less problem with ick. Ick has a 2 week cycle and if the temp is lower then the cycle is slower. Treating with quick cure only kills adults not eggs so you are getting reinfested. Heat the tank to 82 degrees and add salt 4 TEAspoons per gallon. Dose in 4 parts- 1 teaspoon per gallon in morning then in the night then repeat next day. Keep them in this solution for 2 weeks then change out water until salt is gone. Works miracles! They won't tell you salt works better than anything at the petstore, and its the least expensive and least stressful to the fish. And it works, had to do it in my inexperienced years. I have no problem with ick for 3 years now. Many peoples fish are getting ick this time of year simply because they have been told GF do not need heat. That is a myth that won't go away. Ask any one who sells show goldfish if they keep them without heat and I bet you cannot find any. Keep them at 77 year round and they will less likely to get ick again.
The ultra violet light of the sun kills everything with out chemicals! You can also safely use hydrogen peroxide if you don't have 2 days to leave it in the sun. Just soak a white paper towel in it and wipe everything down. Emmerse your rocks in it then wash them off with tap water and replace.
2007-02-06 03:41:08 · answer #3 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok so depending on the size of this tank you need to get a syphon and suck out the water while it cleans the gravel and then add some AmQuel plus which removes bad stuff like ammonia and nitrite and nitrate. After that you will be set for a fish but before you put the new water back in take out the decorations and clean them with water and NO CHEMICALS then put them back in
2007-02-06 11:29:35 · answer #4 · answered by drumaddict1991 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ich can't survive without fish hosts. Are you sure you were battling ich? With no fish you might as well give the tank an overdose of aquarium salt and change it out slowly. Then do the cycle of the tank over again if you need.
2007-01-31 11:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has given decent answers about cleaning your tank. Just don't use soap to clean your tank and use dedicated cleaning items for your tank, that is, a sponge, a scrubber, etc. that is used ONLY for the tank and for nothing else. And I just want to really emphasize making sure you fully cycle the tank before starting it up again and putting fish in too soon so you can avoid this happening again.
2007-01-31 17:39:24 · answer #6 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bleach is the same chlorine that dechlorinator takes out of your water. just let it sit out for a day and most of the bleach will be evaporated out of the water anyway. dumping hot water works wonders. ich drops off your fish down into the gravel and then multiplies and swims back up to your fish so you want to make sure you get the gravel cleaned out.
2007-01-31 13:24:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 18:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had the same problem i drained the tank and boiled everything that goes in it then started over.That worked for me.
2007-02-03 17:51:13 · answer #9 · answered by avid-hunter6 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TEAR IT DOWN wash everything with heavy salt concreted salt. RINSE WELL. if you have a trace of salt remaning- on anything it will not be of harm to the fish.
2007-02-07 13:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by robrr03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋