Need a quick and easy way to starilize aquarium

cherrylt04

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:crazy: hello ya'll may fish had ich badly i lost a female betta and a male sword too it :-( , but it is better, but i would know how to easily scrub down my tank (pump and all) to sanitize it to kill what is left of the parasite!! :/ can anyone help, thanks ya'll. email me if you can email it to me, incase my link don't work it is cherrylt04@aol.com. I would like to use some type of chemical i can easily get, and that won't kill the fish.

thanks

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If cured i see no reason to scrub tank, Just dont add new fish and keep on with medicine you used to cure tank.
When no more fish die, for say a 4 week period.
Then you can add a few fish, but keep doing water changes of 25% each week.
Just keep eye on tank and you will know when it is ok, Trust me it is an inner thing for us fish lords, lol.
 
cherrylt04,

You do not mention in your initial post if there are still any fish in the tank or not!!! Are there???

If not, you do not need to add ANYTHING to kill the ich parasites as they need a fish host to survive.

If there are NO fish currently in the tank then simply turn the heat up to 85 degrees and leave it be for one week making sure the meds are still in the tank.

After the week is up, do a 50% water change, bring the temp back down to it's normal range, add some carbon/charcoal to your filter and you should be good to go. You did remove any carbon/charcoal from your filter prior to starting the treatment correct??

If you have fish still in the tank:

Make sure you followed the directions for treatment period exactly as stated on the package. The day after the treatment period is over do a 50% water change and check to see if survivng fish are free of parasites.

If they are no further treatment is necessary.

I know some believe in a second treatment period, I do not. Medications are rough enough on the fish to begin with, and unless the fish are still showing signs of the parasite should not be given a second dose IMO/E.

HTH

CM
 
If you take your tank apart and sterilize it all, when you refill it again, it will have to cycle again.
 

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