What is the best thing to clean an aquarium with?

Question

I have an aquarium that I kept cold water fish in they all caught an illness and died.
It has been a while since I last kept fish, but I would like to use the aquarium again for cold water fish.
What is the best thing for me to clean it out with to ensure my new fish are not infected with any germs that might still be in the tank.
obviously I will put the in clean water with the appropriate stuff to take all the nasty chemicals out of the water.

Answer 1

I also have a fish tANK since 10 years ago and thanks to god there is no problem with my fishes.For cleaning the tank use the cooking salt only.No soaps,no shampoo,and no detergents by the smell of thees items fishes get fainted and later they will died use the borwell water for it if u have or otherwise in tap water put 2 table spoon cooking salt.You can again maintain a fish tank enjoy.

Answer 2

I have found the following simple steps help greatly:

Put stones or gravel in the bottom,
Use an aquarium with a pump and filter,
A flourescent light also helps,
You can get chemicals to take out the Chlorine etc, use this when you first fill up,
Put water in and get it pumping through the filter for a week or two before adding fish,
Only add two fish at a time, and have no more than 2 fish per 10 litres of water,
Buy 2 "algae eater" fish,
Use a weekly cleaner (Wilkinson Stores do a very good one),
Clean the tank out fully every 6-12 months - once your fish are established - they should survive being in a large butter container for a few hours or so.

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Aquarium salt - it makes a good scrub, and when rinsed out with warm water it's very safe for the fish. You can also use bleach - just make sure you rinse well and then allow it to be 100% dry before filling the tank. You can also buy a tank cleaner, but it's fairly expensive.

Answer 4

From the sounds of it, your tank has probably sat empty for quite some time, at least over a week. If that is the case a simple washing and scrubbing with salt will be all that is needed. The vast majority of disease causing organisms in aquariums die when dried out.

MM

Answer 5

To sanitize your tank use a washday product called Oxyclean. It is safe for aquaria and rinses away thoroughly without leaving a dangerous chemical like bleach does. You could alternatively use bleach,but the rinsing must be done very carefully followed by Tri-sodium phosphate to eliminate stray chlorine. Good luck.----PeeTee

Answer 6

Hi.
Interpet Aquarium Disinfectant 1528
Will kill all disease causing organisms on aquarium equipment.
Always better to be safe than sorry.
Good luck for your next attempt x

Answer 7

I CLEAN MY TANK WITH HOT SOAPY WATER ONLY, THEN RISE MY TANK B4 I FILL IT ..... U CAN BUY A SMALL BOTTLE OF BLUE LIQUID TO ENSURE NOT INFECTIOUS CHEMICALS OR INFECTIONS START IN THE WATER AFTER THE FISH R IN IT... (IT DOESNT HARM THE FISH)

Answer 8

water, dear liza.......................x