Chlorine in tank to kill EVERYTHING!!!

[bkhunt]

I just spent weeks fragging all my coral out of my 150g and 30g attached frag tank because of majano’s. Today I emptied all the sand and saltwater. I then refilled the tank with freshwater and dropped in a chlorine tablet from my pool instead of gallons of chlorine bleach. Our house now smells like we have an indoor pool.

How long to you all think I need to run it with the chlorine water to kill all the majano and any other pest in the tank. I am thinking 48 hours ought to be long enough.

I will then empty and refill with freshwater and prime for a few days and then empty and repeat for another week or so until I am ready to stack rock and sand to start cycling the tank.

 

[bluemon]

Why did you use a chlorine tablet?

I'm sure hyposalinity will everything anyways.

I feel like you introduced an unnecessary contaminant that might leech later after setting up the dt again

 

[bkhunt]

I want everything to be 100% dead. The past 5-6 weeks of emptying the tank is something I do not want to do again because a single majano of the thousands I had lived. It is cheaper than buying several gallons liquid bleach. People use bleach to clean their rock all their rock all the time with no affects. I plan on scrubbing everything down and refilling with freshwater and dechlorinator at least 2 times.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

I just spent weeks fragging all my coral out of my 150g and 30g attached frag tank because of majano’s. Today I emptied all the sand and saltwater. I then refilled the tank with freshwater and dropped in a chlorine tablet from my pool instead of gallons of chlorine bleach. Our house now smells like we have an indoor pool.

How long to you all think I need to run it with the chlorine water to kill all the majano and any other pest in the tank. I am thinking 48 hours ought to be long enough.

I will then empty and refill with freshwater and prime for a few days and then empty and repeat for another week or so until I am ready to stack rock and sand to start cycling the tank.

Are you wanting confirmation of your idea or are you wanting real suggestions?

 

[DCR]

A chlorine tablet will eventually destroy your silicone. I would not leave it in there long. I discovered that on a tank I was leak testing. Took a about 2 weeks as I recall. Silicone just peeled away.

 

[exnisstech]

It is cheaper than buying several gallons liquid bleach.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Wouldn't have just a tank full of water from the hose out, in the sun for a day or so handle this?

 

[Jmp998]

Double check the chlorine tablets you used (ingredient list). Many of the ‘fancier’ pool chlorine tabs contain an algacide and some have copper sulfate. If you cannot find a detailed MSDS etc for the brand you used, I would suggest testing for copper.

 

[bkhunt]

Are you wanting confirmation of your idea or are you wanting real suggestions?

I am looking for how idea of how long to leave in tank. I am thinking no longer than 48 hours.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

I am looking for how idea of how long to leave in tank. I am thinking no longer than 48 hours.

I'd drain it now and fill it with tap water and prime. Wait two days. Done.

 

[bkhunt]

Wouldn't have just a tank full of water from the hose out, in the sun for a day or so handle this?

I am no able to tank tank out of the house by myself.

 

[bkhunt]

A chlorine tablet will eventually destroy your silicone. I would not leave it in there long. I discovered that on a tank I was leak testing. Took a about 2 weeks as I recall. Silicone just peeled away.

I am thinking 48 hour max should be enough. Thinking 24 my be long enough since most of them on the overflows are not looking very good now after about 10 hours.

I'd drain it now and fill it with tap water and prime. Wait two days. Done.

 

[bkhunt]

I am thinking 48 hour max should be enough. Thinking 24 my be long enough since most of them on the overflows are not looking very good now after about 10 hours.

Will do in the morning since it is midnight here. I just want all these dang things gone. Battled over a year trying to kill them or control them and I finally got best.

 

[snackpack]

You're ignoring all the good advice...

 

[bkhunt]

You're ignoring all the good advice...

Have not ignored anything.

I went down an emptied it and refilled with freshwater and 5x prime since there may be extra chlorine residue and I could not pump out 100%

Basically only advise was freshwater and dont let it sit to long.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Have not ignored anything.

I went down an emptied it and refilled with freshwater and 5x prime since there may be extra chlorine residue and I could not pump out 100%

Basically only advise was freshwater and dont let it sit to long.

Maybe that was the bad advice

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

Another Raccoon Butterfly fish gets replaced by a bleach tablet...
Sad really...

 

[bkhunt]

Another Raccoon Butterfly fish gets replaced by a bleach tablet...
Sad really...

Raccoon butterfly did nothing for me. He nipped at them but never ate the while anemone. I had 6-8 different aptasia filefish that did not look at them. Majano wand just couldn’t keep up with them.

 

[dschuffert]

Forty-eight hours seems reasonable. I would rinse a few times and then test the water for anything residual from the Chlorine tablet.

 

[Jmp998]

Have not ignored anything.

I went down an emptied it and refilled with freshwater and 5x prime since there may be extra chlorine residue and I could not pump out 100%

Basically only advise was freshwater and dont let it sit to long.

The other advice was to check the ingredients on your chlorine tab; if it is a 3-in-1 or 6-in-1 tab etc it probably has algicide in it, which is commonly copper sulfate. It may just be listed as 'other ingredients' since these tabs are usually marketed by chlorine content.