Resetting QT tank

[NancyT3]

Hi everyone. I had a couple of fish in observation and they both suddenly died. Looked like a bacterial issue. Maybe uronema. So I tore down the tank and washed with bleach 1:10 with water. Then rinsed and let dry. What else needs to be done to reset? Do I need to wash w dechlorinator solution?

 

[shanepike]

No need for dechlorinator if the tank has completely dried. You're good. I'm not sure one way or the other on the strength of the bleach solution, though.

 

[NancyT3]

No need for dechlorinator if the tank has completely dried. You're good. I'm not sure one way or the other on the strength of the bleach solution, though.

OK thank you. I will double check the 1 part bleach to 10 parts water. What is it that you use?

 

[shanepike]

OK thank you. I will double check the 1 part bleach to 10 parts water. What is it that you use?

I haven't ever done it.

 

[gill]

If you clean the tank and it dries completely, I believe no parasites can survive. You’ll be good. Remember most deaths in QT are from ammonia and/or oxygen deprivation.

 

[Cook]

1 part bleach to 10 parts water is enough. It's what I use.