Sterilize used equipment

[Dra49ers]

When buying used equipment skimmers, return pumps, power heads,etc. you don’t know the aquarium it came out of so how do you sterilize your used equipment. Main concern is introducing a parasite into display or purchasing something that was used in a quarantine system and introducing copper that was not disclosed before buying. Thanks

 

[Crustaceon]

I toss them in a bucket with ro/vinegar solution overnight and that’s it. The fresh water kills pretty much every pest, the vinegar breaks down anything that calcifies and I don’t worry about copper residue on equipment. The amount would be so incredibly minuscule that it wouldn’t impact anything in the tank. Especially not after a good rinsing. I use around a cup of vinegar per gallon of ro water.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I use some bleach and freshwater

 

[fishbulb]

For pumps and submersible equipment, I would think a vinegar or citric acid bath (full strength) would work perfectly. That would pretty much sterilize anything.

 

[Dra49ers]

Sound good thank you