How To Disinfect A Contaminated Fish Tank With Deadly Aquarium Diseases

How To Disinfect A Contaminated Fish Tank With Deadly Aquarium Diseases
How do you clean a contaminated fish tank? Its simple really. All you need is Patience, Bleach and Seachem Safe. Oh and a Sponge or two. You will need to drain the tank and remove all rocks and sand and decor. Then take everything out of your Canister Filters, or Sumps, or Hang on back filters and sponges filters. It is important to make sure that everything that was in the tank or was touching the tank is cleaned. if not you can run into problems.
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[@caewalker9276]

A lot of people don't realize that bleach needs at least 10 minutes contact time to start working. Thanks for sharing.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for watching

[@christophergruenwald5054]

If it was infected so bad I would just give it 24 hours of run time to make extra sure.

[@brianwise9119]

20 minuites kills viruses @ 100% bleach watch out though bleach. Will give you a chemical skin. Burn and you don't want to breath and I would rinse out everything 10 plus times to reduce any % residue. Left for new fish sake don't recommend l would use hydrogen peroxide instead when it breaks down it forms oxygen and water l imagin bleach would eat your sealing / silicon of your tank and would leak or tank might just fall apart

[@maryross2126]

Thank you for the important information!

[@inventoryking]

No problem, thanks for watching Mary

[@lwestley916]

I went to percolate for feeders and contaminated two 75 gal tanks and whatever they had killed everything in my tank! I’m am so going to try this as soon as I have my baby next week! Thank you!!

[@christinaranda8569]

So glad you posted this. Sadly, I have to do this today. Still can't figure out what annihilated my tank and figured this approach would be my best bet to prevent it from striking new inhabitants. Paraguard, furan 2, kanaplex, and maracyn 2 were unsuccessful, clean water and consistent temp were no match for whatever killed my poor fish. Fingers crossed I never have to do this again. 🤞

[@Nanoscape30]

Camellanus worms diffrent from the comment above 2 diffrent things will take your fish out quick I even treated with all the right meds, I lost 200 dollars worth of nanos, cpds dwarf emerald rasboras, and some rare hillstrem loaches and my poor sparkling gourami pair.... its the little red worm of death that hangs out there anus and by the time you see it especially hard to see in nanos... boom they were gone within 2 weeks...

[@justleo4478]

Colomnarus

[@ryanh1544]

Great video, needed this for quarantine tank breakdowns. Some eggcrate lighting diffuser or styro under those rocks to reduce pressure points on the glass probably wouldn't be a bad idea though...

[@inventoryking]

Hi Ryan, thanks for your suggestion. Yeah its a good idea to clean they qt tanks after they are done with this method

[@TheBudgetAquarist]

2:08. Anyone else cringing and waiting to hear a crack?

[@inventoryking]

Lol!! Yeah

[@ACAquatics]

The Budget Aquarist I know I was...lol.

[@ctellier86]

yeah lol

[@Reemotv]

How you gonna put your fish in bleach water? Won't the bleach kill them?

[@matthewmoorecichlids2323]

Paul over here doing vids LIKE A BOSS!😎👍🤙✌️

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Matthew!! 👍🏻

[@splatteredwatermelon-1682]

Thankyou! Super helpful!

[@inventoryking]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gewglesux]

Hey Man, Thanks for the tip! Man.. I envy you... not for having such a beautiful room... it's for a room that you dont have to be careful in..I wish i had a place like that where i can slop around and "wipe up later" Best of luck this time around.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks man! Yeah I got lucky that the fish room is concrete flooring

[@fishfrenzy1914]

Learning and conquering fish diseases is a pain and costly sometimes it's just better to start with a clean slate.

[@inventoryking]

Totally agree!

[@christophergruenwald5054]

Am about to that point in my life.

[@fishiefarmer11]

What pump are using for your discharge I like that idea of the pipe in to take the water right out ?

[@ACAquatics]

Very informative video man. Where did you get that scooper you used to remove the sand? Thanks for sharing and keep doing what you do if it works for you.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks man! I got that plastic container from the Cichlid shack. It’s to hold fish, but I used it for removing the sand.

[@chiilin6224]

Amazing setup

[@inventoryking]

Thanks

[@crsaquatics5292]

Good video mate. Worth watching.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks man!

[@crsaquatics5292]

inventoryking no problem mate. I’m new to your channel. Subbed about 30 seconds into this video

[@rymaccichlids5999]

Good vid buddy luckily I have never had to do this and don’t ever want to but good to know seems like a lot of work hope it works for you

[@inventoryking]

Thanks Ryan! It’s time consuming for sure. Glad it’s not something you have Dealt with, because it sucks

[@doughefernen7454]

Great information once again

[@inventoryking]

Thanks

[@medusa3439]

Thanks! You're way more educational than the buzzin boys. I thought they were smart but they're just entertaining which doesn't help me anymore

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for watching, I a, glad the content was helpful

[@aquacat_]

I’ve always been curious about how others disinfect / sterilize a tank. An essential practice for any sort of quarantine system, but I don’t get the impression it is something practiced as often as it should be in the main aquarium. At least, it isn’t really something I’ve seen many people discuss.. maybe because it isn’t that interesting to most people. Well, I find it interesting 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤓

[@inventoryking]

Yeah it is something that is really good to know. It’s easy, and effective. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel

[@abyankabir1910]

How do u whistle so beautifully. It’s amazing.

[@inventoryking]

Thank you!

[@chrispalmer9802]

I'm starting over but not for reason of disease. Switching to a new type of fish. I previously never quarantined because I was getting my cichlids from only 2 reputable places. Now that I'm going to do a community tank I'm going to quarantine first. Do you think I need to sterilize first before adding fish that I'm going to quarantine? Only two things I know that I've had in that tank where ich and internal parasites.

[@chroniclesofchrisfishroom.581]

Not much fun, but if it needs to be done this is good way to go at it.

[@inventoryking]

Absolutely! It sucks big time, but it’s the way to restart

[@omegachar4754]

What did you do with the biomedia in the canister filter after you dumped it out? I'm considering sterilizing my tank as all my fish died from something, but I'm not sure if I should bleach the biomedia as well just in case something is hiding in there?

[@inventoryking]

I threw it away. I wanted to start with fresh media. I would get new media

[@cjp9273]

Hey Paul. Nice video. Question- Unrelated to the topic of the video. What type of lights are you running on those tanks and where do you get them? Thanks

[@inventoryking]

I got them off of eBay, and they are besmsworks. Cheap

[@cichlidguru1163]

Nice info .

[@inventoryking]

Thanks

[@katcaballero7414]

Hello! Thank you for this video! May I ask, how many gallons are your tanks? (Not sure if I just missed it). And is 1 cup of bleach enough to disinfect them? While I was searching online, I kept finding a ratio of 1 part bleach to 9 parts water. Really want to ask coz that would mean a whole lot of bleach for bigger aquariums. Hope you can answer my questions. Thank you!

[@inventoryking]

Hi Kat, I just went by eye. The tank I was cleaning is a 125 gallon

[@joycebouu]

Thanks for the video! Very helpful! I have to do this to my 125 gallon goldfish tank since every week one dies. What do you do if you have live plants? Also how about one fish is carrying the virus and still alive? Won't it start the whole nightmare again?

[@inventoryking]

No problem Joyce! I would get a tank set to qt all the fish while you are cleaning the tank. As for live plants I would imagine the bleach would harm them. I am not a plant expert I apologize

[@joycebouu]

@@inventoryking thanks so much for the reply!!

[@DebTim]

Hi Paul...nicely done. I am so in love with your water pipe system... amazing!! Happy Easter!!😍💦🌻

[@inventoryking]

Hi Deb, thanks a lot!

[@raerae886]

Thank just I have multiple fish tanks and 1 betta that I've had for a while since I started keeping bought a new cool nano tank n a pretty dragon tailed betta notice the thing had dropsy and some type of fungus and was being sold as a jumbo wen he is just swollen now I'm gonna b returning him n clean his tank can u bleach artificial gravel as well

[@hemanthkumar7111]

Hey, very nice explanation the video is very much helpful. For a 20 gallon tank how quantity of bleach should be add?

[@inventoryking]

Thanks. I didn’t measure I just went by eye. I mean maybe a cup? It will just need lots of rinsing.

[@inventoryking]

I did this in the pond I built too. All by eye.

[@ivanfreely6366]

I use a 1-part bleach and 19-part water solution. If you want a stronger solution then lower the water portion of the bleach:water ratio. I believe it's what hospitals use as well.

[@meadowoodaquatics7278]

How much bleach would you recommend for a 20gallon tank? Some suggest a 1:9 ratio of bleach: water but it looks like you only used 1cub for this big tank. Just wondering?

[@Dude_its_Lyz]

Does this work if the tank had been medicated as well? No traces of meds left afterward? I am boiling substrate and filter media, will that handle that? I had a sick oscar and I medicated him but he never got better, imagine that an oscar not wanting to take meds or responding to meds. He died 5 months ago, I am still heartbroken but I need his canister filter and bio-media for another tank. I just want to be like, quadruple sure I wont be medicating a tank by re-using anything. Going to clean the canister and hoses using this bleaching method.

[@inventoryking]

Hi Lyz, that sucks! Sorry for your loss. I would think that bleach in the tank and filters etc would take care of it. I believe carbon removes meds.

[@Fles]

Nice video! I have a question. In my aquarium i had multiple cichlid and siamese algea eaters. At one point the cichlid showed signs of FIsh TB and started dying 1 by 1. Despite having good watervalues. But My Siamese Algae eaters remain alive and have no problem whatsoever. How should I disinfect my tank? Seems like it takes alot of time. (Which i dont mind). But I cant let my Siamese algea eaters in a bucket for too long whileim disenfecting right? Kind Regards Fles

[@inventoryking]

Thank you. What I would do is remove your Siamese algae eaters and have them in a plastic tote with your filter running on it so they still live. You will want to disinfect the tank with bleach like I showed in this video and let it run for a while and then take the time to rinse it a lot and let the clean water move around in there. You will want to also bleach your filter and get new media. So that might be tough depending on how many tanks you have and how many filters you have running that you can use. Because you could disinfect the tank all you want But the filter that was running that tank will still have remnants of whatever is in the tank. I hope that makes sense.

[@reneesnugent3358]

I was wondering if this causes fumes to the other aquariums with fish in them ? Or should I move them to another location?

[@saw06c]

Can you use this technique with a HOV filter running to disinfect both the tank and filter?

[@inventoryking]

Yeah, that is what I did, just with the canister filter instead of a HOB

[@cascadeghost2814]

I do the same thing on my quarantine tank.

[@inventoryking]

Nice!

[@gazzermooney]

Hi there i recently had a columnaris outbreak and it destroyed all my mbuna! i removed my substrate and aquascaping rocks and soaked them in a steralizing bath basically water mixed with a steralizing solution called milton bleach (designed for baby bottles and dummies etc) i let my substrate and rocks soak for around 16 hrs occasionally stirring the substrate every few hours, meanwhile i washed my tank with a sponge and spray bottle filled with undiluted milton bleach, i let the solution stay on the glass then rinsed it after a couple of hours, i ran both my cannisters continuously for about 16 hrs in a milton bleach water mix constantly cycling, i dumped my media because i thought it would hold the disease (seachem matrix) and all sponges were dumped too, after i rinsed everything continuously for around 8 hrs i built my tank and filters etc back up and filled with water, i then added 600ml of 9% hydrogen peroxide to my water and let it circulate for 24hrs, i then drained tank filled again added another 600ml of 9% hydrogen peroxide and let run for another 24hrs, then again i drained my tank re filled added another 600ml of 9% h202 and let it run for 24hrs and on final day i drained tank again refilled and added 1200ml of h202 and let run for 24 hrs. I also had my substrate and rocks in tank while dosing with h202, i am now 2 weeks past the treatment and about to start stocking my tank again do you think i have done enough to steralize my tank buddy?

[@Chilam.]

Hey,I need help with this!,so I got a turtle about 6 months and as I do with all my pets I put the little guy in quarentine in this tank,6 months later the turtle is still doing more than fine but I'm getting a pair of frogs,im going to use the same tank so I was wondering if I should disinfect the tank to quarentine them for a month 🤔 Thanks for the help but I'm not native and my English isn't that good

[@stevesaquatics165]

Paul please tell me how to get one of those inline thermometers that you have on your python hose attached to the faucet I've been looking for one of those forever. Thank you

[@inventoryking]

Hi Steve, I build that. I have a DIY video on it

[@Luckingsworth]

Only 1 cup for that size tank? That's nearly diluted enough to be safe to drink. For that size tank I would use a quart. Not saying it wont work, just that if you really want to be sure you are killing everything then more is better.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for your feedback

[@kingswatersystems3882]

Great video! Would you do a video on tank disinfection using Kings Water Systems? We make a hand held machine that creates ozone , hydrogen peroxide and chlorine. It is designed to not only kill all bacteria but reduce orders and tastes.

[@brandonstorey5913]

If I was to use vinegar instead of bleach would I follow the same steps. I know I would need a a few gallons of vinegar for my set up just wondering if it would be the same steps.

[@inventoryking]

Not sure on ratios, why don’t you want to use the bleach?

[@brandonstorey5913]

I know the ratio for vinegar is like 9:1 so would need like 4-5 gallons for my 65g. Getting ready to swap it to a salt water set up. I know vinegar is safer if you don’t remove or neutralize all of it which is why I am thinking about vinegar instead. I know it needs to run a couple days with vinegar tho.

[@bb3110]

Any ideas on how to disinfect live plants after parasites

[@inventoryking]

I am not sure, sorry

[@karenrivera7347]

Heyyyy so two of my cat fish died I have two blood parrot fish alive. A friend just gave me his thank he put bleach on the rocks and fill up the tank not removing any bleach. I clean up the rocks but I think it still had Clorox in it 💔 now my blood parrot fish had some white spots in his skin. I put them back in the small tank until I remove all rocks and get new ones and clean that tank with filter. Idk what else to do :,(

[@nourhanateout7187]

@inventoryking Do I have to toss out my filter media after a fin rot outbreak? Nobody is currently in my tank

[@ericcooper2174]

Fin rot is pretty easily treatable…… it is also usually caused by poor water quality so I would do a nice big water change and you should be good to go but wouldn’t hurt to medicated the tank with something like polyguard just to be safe that their are no other yucky things lurking

[@Micarmn]

I’m not sure if my tank is infected. A few fish died but a half remain. Would all fish die if it was infected? The water doesn’t smell or anything. Water clear. Water parameters ok. I’d hate to go thru this process if it’s not required. How do you know if the tank is infected? Do you pour a cup after every fill up or just once?

[@inventoryking]

You dont want to add bleach to the tank with fish, that will cause your benefical bacteria to die and you will need to recycle your tank, plus the fish would die. Were there any signs on your fish that passed? That may have showed why? Just keep an eye on your tank, if they keep dying, you might have to. Its mainly for when you have a deadly disease in the tank.

[@Micarmn]

Thanks. O man I’d definitely take out the fish first. I wouldn’t add bleach to a tank with fish. Just s little worried bc a few fish had fungus and possibly internal parasites, I also f’d up and bought plants from petco without treating. On top of that added rock from my front yard without watching your video first about cleaning rocks. Then not quarantining new fish. So many things could have killed or infected some fish. I currently have 3 angelfish and four green cories that are healthy.

[@inventoryking]

Right on. Thanks again for watching.

[@r6zoar441]

I added glass media pool filter sand and it says it has chemicals is this bad I haven’t added my fish back yet

[@inventoryking]

Hey Billy, I would remove it, sanitize the tank and start over with different sand.

[@emmathecabbage]

ive just had a weird disease (several years in the hobby and never seen anything like it) anialate almost all my bettas (all in different tanks) in 48 hours, and the survivors are all getting symptoms of the others less than a week later. all got dropsy or bloated abdomanims all at the same time with no other symptoms prior. everything was so quick. ive tried tons of meds and nothing is working. luckily my 13 year old bala and pleco are still hanging in there. but when everything dies im going to disinfect everything and start fresh. rip my wallet tho. so many live plants and expensive bettas gone in only a week

[@cichlidscape]

The intro😂👍🏻

[@inventoryking]

Lol!!!

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

When removing the sand, the active self protection music got me having flash backs of when I used to watch active self protection... 3:02

[@inventoryking]

Flashbacks are always cool, well mostly

[@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming]

@@inventoryking I think you gotta watch an quick video on ASP, active self protection.

[@stonemuzza8311]

I used soap without realising how bad it can be for fish so will this work to get rid of the oil that can get in the fishes gills?

[@inventoryking]

I would rinse the tank a lot to start. The bleach is to disinfect.

[@stonemuzza8311]

inventoryking it worked out fine in the end. The fish seem to be happy and healthy.

[@dbone7556]

Could you leave the substrate in the tank to bleach it as well to kill off bacteria/disease?

[@inventoryking]

I wouldn’t.

[@dbone7556]

@@inventoryking is there a reason why?

[@inventoryking]

I personally would feel like the bleach residue would stick to parts of the sand bed since its deep. To me its better to remove and replace with new sand. If you are concerned about prices for and, you can use pool filter sand, its extremely affordable.

[@ShadowShien32]

Can I leave my heater in while the bleach is in the tank? I want to be able to reuse it if possible; it was new and expensive

[@inventoryking]

I think I would leave it in

[@billy_billyboy86]

0:19 gave me a good laugh

[@inventoryking]

Lol yeah! Epic fail

[@chico6085]

I have a python and am worried about running black thru it. What can I do?

[@inventoryking]

Edward, you can run bleach water through the python and after that run it through a bunch of water with seachem safe to dechrolinate it. That is what I have done. I hope you can check out some of my current videos as well. Thanks.

[@naughtyomair]

How can I disinfact Driftwood after death from Disease in the aquarium?

[@inventoryking]

I wouldn’t, it will soak up the chemicals

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

What are your “lessons learned” about having wild caught fish in a fish room? Would be a very informative video.

[@inventoryking]

Great idea. I shall

[@arangansuntharalingam1789]

UM MY DAD GOT A FISH TANK AND HE WASHED IT WITH LIKE DISHWASHER STUFF AND LIKE HOW TO I FIX IT

[@inventoryking]

rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse!!!!!

[@empirestatebullies]

What size tank are you disaffecting ?

[@inventoryking]

125 gallon tanks

[@jaimefernandez7458]

What do u do about your deco. Same thing?

[@inventoryking]

I will get new sand, and maybe bleach the rocks or get new ones

[@anthonyragan2696]

Somewhat off topic, but I noticed in one shot you had an attachment for your python that had a temp gauge included. Is that something you bought, or did you make it yourself? And is there a video on it?

[@inventoryking]

Anthony, I built that. My own DIY. I do have a video in my DIY playlist

[@anthonyragan2696]

Thanks!

[@inventoryking]

Find it?

[@anthonyragan2696]

I did, thanks. I'll probably wind up making one, myself. 👍

[@natesmith6413]

What do you do with the rocks?

[@inventoryking]

I got new ones. Not worth it imo

[@tomioka1088]

What about if I have a perfectly fish that survived the treatment?

[@MattyP650]

Maybe still a carrier for the disease.

[@babydonnaP]

Never used bleach and never would after my son (who was around 4/5 years old at the time) decided to help mummy clean the fish with *bleach* killed all my fish and that tank with numerous amounts of rinsing or scrubbing never got the smell of bleach out. *IF* I would ever need to steralize any tank or pond I would use Milton steralizing tablets which are safer than bleach (and don't leave a smell) but do the same job since they're made for baby bottles.

[@inventoryking]

Thank you for sharing

[@growchi]

How do you clean the decor and gravel?

[@inventoryking]

The decor can be cleaned the same way. I would just replace the gravel.

[@growchi]

Thank you!

[@inventoryking]

No problem

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

Hi there thanks for this nice video and for the information. Actually I have a 500 L tank and it was cycled and things were fine I added 15 discus and in two weeks 7 are dead , I took the rest to quarantine tank, and I put some guppies in the 500 L tank and almost a week and guppies are doing great ! So first I thought maybe there is something that cause the death but then guppies are fine ??? No I am hesitate what shall i do? The fact i want to disinfect the tank but i honestly don't feel good to use bleach ...can I use lot of salt and let filters run for some days then remove water and clean it with hot water? Would that be ok or do you have other way than bleach? Please help. Merry- Christmas and happy new year thank you

[@inventoryking]

You are welcome, thanks for watching. Have you checked the water parameters after the discus died? Maybe adding all discus at once caused the ammonia and nitrite to spike? If is best to use bleach since it will kill the bad. You have to rinse the tank a lot to help make sure any bleach residue is gone and then let it run with new water and Seachem safe to dechlorinate it. Did the discus show sickness?

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

@@inventoryking thanks for your fast reply. The water parameters always at the acceptable ranges and I do regular check and had no any nitrite or ammonia, the fact in a 500 L aquarium I am using 3 eheim Professional 1200 XL they are really well cycled ,they did not show any sign of nitrate, nitrite poisoning. Just on day 10 they start hiding and then head up tail down and the die ,I could safe 4 of them at the quarantine tank. The strange part at the same aquarium I am keeping 2 guppies to try if they die or no the fact they are doing great😂 Using bleach I agree with you it is the best way. But I am living in appartment and I am do fill and flush the aquarium Manually so it will be very hard to flush it so many time any refill it. At the moment I added 5 kilos of aquarium pure salt and I added esha 2000 and the aquarium filter is running hopefully it can help. So do you have any other suggestions a part from bleach. Maybe I can add more salt?? Please not I have other aquarium 240 L also discus and they are doing fine . Before they die I tried all the possible ways, easy life voogle,easy life filtermedium Epsom salt but no help. Now in quarantine I added aquarium salt,3 days Flagullol anti parasite. Changing water every 2 days. Then before yestarday I started bactopur direct anti bacteria and seachem para guard, I can see a slightly improvement. But this big aquarium also has gravel which is one year in use I sought maybe it is the gravel releasing some chemicals, but on the other hand I see guppies are doing fine 😢🤔 Thanks

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

@@inventoryking also I forgot to mention that I have sever asthma and any type of strong smell such as bleach could end dramatically for me since I stay in an apartment as I mentioned this also a reason make me afraid to use bleach 😂😢

[@inventoryking]

Where the discus head up tails down at the water surface?

[@inventoryking]

Ah I understand! Have you looked at purchasing at air respirator?

[@Ourfrenchiegirls]

Great video. I’m a big fan of your channel. However, to thoroughly disinfect you need a bleach ratio of 1:10 to 1:20 based on the CDC and WHO (World Health Organization). Which would be way more than 1cup for your tank size. Essentially, bacteria is bacteria and viruses are viruses either in the aquarium hobby or everywhere else.

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for sharing

[@joeoak7090]

No way this is for real am I being trolled right now?

[@inventoryking]

Nah. I did this to sterilize the tank before restarting the cycle

[@captainrobots1]

Also, make sure the waster doesn't have Chloramine.

[@inventoryking]

Correct.

[@Kopite19877]

Nice vid.. what did you do with the sponges and media you just get rid and start fresh? And did you bleach the rocks and sand?

[@inventoryking]

The sponges I will bleach, but the other media I am going to throw away.

[@robloxtwistermaster9146]

thx thx thx so much my fish where dying every day and thay had fungel and ich

[@inventoryking]

No problem, That stinks!

[@niteriderband4713]

Love how he drags the rocks on the glass bottom, NOT!

[@Lauren-dg6et]

NiteRider Band that part was very stressful to watch

[@inventoryking]

Yeah that was bad!

[@inventoryking]

bad on me

[@2keeperv]

This is the man you want to ask to help you move.. He doesn't mess around.. Bull by the horns and gets it done..ha

[@inventoryking]

Lol! Thanks for watching Larry

[@chickydogbreath1]

What about the substrate should I bleach that or boil it. Or either one of those.

[@inventoryking]

I would buy new substrate. Are you using sand?

[@chickydogbreath1]

@@inventoryking yes I am.

[@chickydogbreath1]

@@inventoryking I don't really like the idea of wasting the sand. It's $80.00 worth of Caribsea bioactive. Even though I'm going to kill any bacteria good or bad I can't just toss it.

[@inventoryking]

The bleach will kill any beneficial bacteria

[@inventoryking]

If it was me, I would toss it. That is a lot of surface area that bleach residue can get stuck on and would be removed by safe or prime. So me its worth getting new sand

[@blancacarson9577]

My fish got ich :( 2 died and 1 is still alive before adding any new fish I wanted to clean out the entire tank but thought doing it with bleach is bad 0_0 will my new fish be ok if I cleaned EVERYTHING with bleach ?

[@inventoryking]

Blanca, what are you planning on cleaning? Not the tank with the fish there they will die. Turn up the heat to 86 for a week or so, ick can't live in high heat. That is what I do. Search Ich life cycle at 86 degrees in google and you will see what I mean. If you want to bleach the decor that is fine OUTSIDE of the tank. And it has to be regular bleach and them soaked in a dechlorinating solution like seachem safe. If bleach gets into your tank it will cause the beneficial bacteria to die.

[@blancacarson9577]

@@inventoryking I was going to clean the inside of the tank and the aquarium decoration along with the gravel all my gold fish died :( I emptied the water out and have it outside in the sun hopefully that works I dont have a heater for my aquarium should I just rinse it with water and set it up again like a new aquarium ? Should it be ich free being in the sun ? I wouldn't want any new fishes of mine to die :( I wanted to try getting a koi fish this time

[@sittingstill3578]

Blanca Carson Koi grow to 3 feet. They’re beautiful but will likely outgrow your tank super fast.

[@Jndlove]

How do you clean the rock and decors?

[@inventoryking]

The rocks and substrate I would just get new.

[@Jndlove]

inventoryking I meant decorations, not substrate

[@OwenC1]

Uhh a little too energetic but it’s good to see another quality content creator who cares about content over money

[@inventoryking]

I appreciate your feedback

[@margaretwood479]

Thanks for this video. I have wondered how I'd handle a problem like this. How do you know that the disease is dead? 10 minutes doesn't seem very long for such a small amount of bleach in such a huge tank How many times would the nleach water recycle the water in 10 minutes? Would the silicone react badly to a longer time or more bleach? Cheers

[@margaretwood479]

That should have read "How many times would the ffilter recycle the water in 10 minutes? "

[@inventoryking]

Hi Margaret. So I know that it is a good amount because each time I drained and scrubbed it still smelt like bleach. Since the filter was empty, just the trays it should move a decent amount of water. The scrubbing helps.

[@belawna84]

What was the reason to bleach the tank ? Thanks.

[@inventoryking]

To get rid of any living bacteria that is from the sickness

[@joshbainbridge5086]

What about when it gets too dry to wipe it down

[@inventoryking]

Not sure what you mean?

[@efrainscichlids9038]

Great video Sir, I will going to do the same with my 40g tank, quick question, 1st time water with bleach and then 4-5 times fill and drain with clean water?

[@inventoryking]

Yes fill with water and add some bleach. Let it filter for a bit so it gets everywhere. Then drain and fill and scrub. Repeat this 4-5 times or until the bleach smell is gone. And then safe!

[@Withtychannel]

Where u get big rocks like that?

[@inventoryking]

Hey Ty, I got them at my local rock yard / nursery. They are Basalt Wall Rock.

[@aishajalaludeen8555]

Omg thats why my rare fish are dying

[@inventoryking]

Contamination? Or bleach?

[@christophergruenwald5054]

If you are bleaching the entire system, why did you drain it first and take the rocks and substrate out? Don’t you want to bleach all that too? Just dump bleach in and do the entire thing at once.

[@inventoryking]

Christopher, I didnt use the rocks or sand. I got new sand and rocks. I didnt want to bleach them.

[@ofish_space9450]

Doesn't the bleach damage the silicone?

[@inventoryking]

Not sure. I didnt have any issues, but I dont know

[@ofish_space9450]

@@inventoryking gotcha. Thanks for the info. :)

[@hussblacksmith5417]

Some thing ide consider doin if my tank got infected for sure thanks for sharing the process. But as of the substrate how'd you clean that or was that down the bin 🤣

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for watching! The sand is going in the trash. Going to start fresh

[@hussblacksmith5417]

Yep ide do the same. Thanks bro 👌

[@chrisej7586]

Why not buy a ozone generator with an air stone? You can use to disinfect filters, nets, etc..

[@inventoryking]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@AlexK-ew1mo]

Did you toss the sand?

[@inventoryking]

Yes. I thought it was better to just get new sand

[@jmgraydz]

I am confused why you refill the tank 5 times

[@inventoryking]

Rinsing it out

[@EKALLFA]

Wouldn't the chlorine in the tap water be enough?

[@inventoryking]

To diluted imo

[@mateowhite6906]

The sound of the rock sliding on the sand against the glass 😖

[@inventoryking]

Yeah, its not a good idea. Opps on me.

[@rathman4601]

But what about the fishes that are carrying the diseases? Aren’t they going to reintroduce the disease back in?

[@inventoryking]

Unfortunately those fish have died.

[@peterb1595]

Why don’t you make a friction fit extension for your pump with a bit of extra pvc pipe it’ll be cheap and save you a lot of time draining those epic tanks of yours

[@inventoryking]

Please elaborate

[@erikhansen581]

It looks like you have a coupler at the end of the pipe that goes half way down the tank and ends. My guess is it is glued together. Cut it off where it ends and use a coupler that is slip X slip. Don"t glue it at the end or where the extension connects 1/2 way down and push the pvc fitting together firmly. Cut a pipe to go to the bottom of the tank as an add on to use when needed. If the fittings ever become stuck , 1 or 2 pair of water pump pliers will undue it. I keep a pair of water pump pliers in my fish chemical box so I always ready. The brand have use and love is knipex. They are made in Germany and cost more money but worth every penny. The way the business end in the head is more narrow than everyone else who makes them including Chanel lock brand, so the German brand will fit in almost everywhere. The ease of one hand adjustment to open up larger or smaller. The grip of these priers is better than all others made and what every is garbed with them doesn't slip out. The ergonomics is great as well, like an extension of your hand. If you don't like the idea of your stuff not being glued together you could use a male adapter ( Slip pipe on one end of the fitting X Male pipe thread on the other end ) and a Female adapter ( Slip pipe X Female pipe thread ) to add an extension whenit is needed. i@@inventoryking

[@jennynovoa8586]

In the back of my mind I'm like ok hurry up fish expert and give me the answer fast! I have to disinfect 1 of my aquariums so I can start using it for my lil frogs, they ate the antenna of one of my rabbit snails 😭 💔 oh god! I'm freaking out a bit lmao but I hope her antenna grows back out :(

[@davidbogert984]

I'm wondering what the disease was that you need to do this?

[@inventoryking]

David, I am still on the fence with this, but I do feel like cross contamination from one of my Wild Caught groups could be the culprit

[@ewanthug91]

@@inventoryking you dont quarantine them before put in maintank?

[@voodoo273]

Could you cycle this with the sand and decor if you plan to re-use it. Perhaps leave it a little longer. Also is there any threat to damaging your pumps plastics if you leave it for an hour or two?

[@inventoryking]

Are you talking about the bleach?

[@voodoo273]

@@inventoryking yeah if i leave the bleach water run for longer. Is there any chance of damaging the plastics or tank liner or anything like that.

[@inventoryking]

Kaleb I think you will be ok. Just not too long. And rinse a ton

[@voodoo273]

@@inventoryking 10/4 just added bleach to the 40 gal. Had a fungus wipe out the entire tank about a week ago. 😧😧 thanks for the video

[@souljahaden6184]

I hate fish diseases especially fish TB all my time and money building a beautiful tank just for a crappy mycobacterium to take over it and i have to start the process all over again

[@inventoryking]

It is very frustrating.

[@h20aklandfng63]

3:32😂🤣

[@eloyyork811]

tried soo many times never work

[@inventoryking]

That stinks!

[@alissatyau849]

Unless it's a big tank, I'm just buying a new tank. Not worth the trouble, for something that still could kill the fish later. Like bleach I didn't get all the way out!

[@inventoryking]

Understandable.

[@bxkid7]

hydrogen peroxide doesnt kill bacteria it can be use for algae

[@inventoryking]

Thanks