Cleaning out the garage...

[RedShark]

I also found a new 15 gallon tank, the last time i set it up i was a complete fish noob and knew nothing. I totally overloaded the new tank and the poor fishies all ended up dying. Before that though i filled it with medication (like a newb, i didn't isolate the first fish that came down with something) so the whole tank was soon the color of the medicine . I was wondering if the tank is re-usable, and how i could go about cleaning out all the fungus, ich, and medication that was in it. Oh yeah, the tank has been out of service for about a year now. Any feedback would be great.

 

[WILDER]

Hot water and loads of salt and best let it dry out for a few days, good luck with the tank set up.

 

[Squishiebabe]

Yep. I had to do that to my tank, due to internal parasite infection. I used salt and a tiny bit of bleach. Lety the tank sit with water in it for a bit, then rinse out, fill it up, let sit, rinse again....rinse it well..cant say that enough...DO NOT use dish soap, or any soap/sponge with soap in, because i killed 3 fish that way with my 5gallon, had to sit for a week getting the chem out...If theres anythingto learn, its soap kills, or any chemical not meant for fish really

 

[RedShark]

This is a real easy question, but i was wondering what kind of salt? Aquarium, table salt perhaps?

 

[keeper-of-fish]

I think he/she means aquarium salt

 

[WILDER]

Table salt will be fine as long as you rinse it well, good luck

 

[IMCL85]

wash it like mad like adding hot water + daily change for weeks. And let it dry and then wash again. I'm pretty sure that should be enought. I my self also have problem when I was noobs. I still can remember the smell of 8 of my gold fish being cook in my 20g due to heater screw. But now I use that tank for pure plant uses. it seem to be fine.