Help! Please?

[groupiekilla06]

Well its over. Three days of treatment but all four died.

R.I.P Megamouth, Titan, blue boy, and Big Red.

Um, does anybody know how I would go about disinfecting the tank? I am soaking the stuff like nets, airstone, heater, and cups in a 3 gallon bucket with concentrated dose of Fungus Clear. Will that be okay or should I use something else?

 

[ibbledibble]

i use baby sterilizing fluid, (chlorine based) and then overdose with water conditioner to get rid of the chlorine, rinse really well and air dry.

seems to work quite well (and a big bottle of it only costs about £1)

 

[groupiekilla06]

i use baby sterilizing fluid, (chlorine based) and then overdose with water conditioner to get rid of the chlorine, rinse really well and air dry.

seems to work quite well (and a big bottle of it only costs about £1)

What brand and where is the best place to look for it?

 

[ibbledibble]

well the stuff i use is just tesco's own brand, i imagine any big supermarket will do there own. in the babies section

branded stuff is milton, also should be available from same places

 

[groupiekilla06]

What if I used an overdose of chlorine? Like by using pool chlorine and then an overdose of dechlor?? Would it harm the plants at all?

 

[ibbledibble]

yes, but so would sterilizing fluid. you need to remove plants and quarantine them elsewhere for a bit, maybe use an antibac treatment on them to be safe?

 

[groupiekilla06]

The plants have been soaking in the anti-fungal for 1 week now. I will emptying the tank and refilling it after I sterilize it and then maybe to be super safe I'll buy some rosy barbs to inhabit the tank for a few weeks. Then if they live and are okay they can go in my community tank with my tiger barbs. I know it may sound cruel to some but I NEED to know the tank is safe again. I can't go through a sudden massive loss like that again I'm already depressed as it is...