reusing media from QT question

[Burrito]

my QT tank is recently empty now and i dont plan on getting new fish till at least after the xmas time that said, my QT is a AC70, 20g L tank, heater, and ATO. i have 6 marinepure balls and the HOB sponge in the filter. when breaking this tank down, should i just soap and water everything that was "wet" and store it until needed again? anything else i should do for cleaning purposes?

also, can i reuse the media, (the MP balls and sponge)? would i just rinse those and let them air dry before putting them back in my DT sump for seeding or just junk it and use new ones?

thanks

 

[scuzy]

Depends on what kind of meds you use. If you used copper I would junk it as I wouldn't want to have copper in your display.

 

[Big G]

Bleach will remove all biofilm and most med residue, rinse, rinse, dry
Vinegar will precipitate the copper to a harmless form, rinse, rinse, dry
And if you had to heavily medicate a tank for something scary like velvet, uronema, gram negative bacterial infection use hydrogen peroxide, rinse, rinse, dry

 

[scuzy]

Bleach will remove all biofilm and most med residue, rinse, rinse, dry
Vinegar will precipitate the copper to a harmless form, rinse, rinse, dry
And if you had to heavily medicate a tank for something scary like velvet, uronema, gram negative bacterial infection use hydrogen peroxide, rinse, rinse, dry

But why the media is cheap toys and use new one.