QT with Brook!

[sbash]

Hi Everybody!

I posted about my fish a while ago... But the problem started in a QT systems I have. Once I realized it was infected, I shut it down and drained it. (this was about two weeks ago)...

Since the fallow for brook is six weeks, should I just leave it dry for that period of time, then refill it?

I was originally planning on throwing out the rocks and cleaning everything, but if a simple dry fallow is good enough, I can save a couple rocks....

Thoughts?

 

[declanisadog]

I would reuse everything after six weeks, but I would definitely do an extremely thorough cleaning on all of it.

 

[sbash]

I would reuse everything after six weeks, but I would definitely do an extremely thorough cleaning on all of it.

Thanks, yeah, I think so too... I'm going to put the rocks in a bucket with some salt water for 6 weeks, so if there is anything dormant it will be die off...

I will clean the tank and HOB with glutaraldehyde and fire it back up, fallowed for another four weeks...

 

[User]

Bleach will work just fine and isn’t as toxic for you as gluteraldehyde.

Do a 2-5% bleach solution in the tank, run the hob as usual for a few hours to soak it through, scrub, then big rodi rinse. Use a desk fan to force dry and let it sit dry for a day or two.

I’d replace the hob filter floss, add some biospira and cycle it in the 4 week fallow period and you’ll be good to go.

 

[sbash]

Bleach will work just fine and isn’t as toxic for you as gluteraldehyde.
Do a 2-5% bleach solution in the tank, run the hob as usual for a few hours to soak it through, scrub, then big rodi rinse. Use a desk fan to force dry and let it sit dry for a day or two.
I’d replace the hob filter floss, add some biospira and cycle it in the 4 week fallow period and you’ll be good to go.

Interesting thanks... I have always been wary of using bleach for some reason... It's much cheaper than gluteraldehyde, lol...

Chucking the filter media is a given, and I would put a cured live rock in there to cycle it anyway...

 

[Maritimer]

I use bleach, vinegar and hot (not boiling, just hot-out-of-the-tap) water for cleaning. Run it for a few hours, or overnight ... weird stuff starts to grow if you wait _too_ long, though!

Use caution when adding hot water to glass - sudden change in temperature can crack a tank!

After a solid cleaning, you shouldn't need to wait six weeks.

Article & video here: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/video-how-to-sterilize-a-quarantine-tank.201/

~Bruce