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Thank you all for the advice and positive words. The tank has been cycled and first three Zebra Danios are seemingly happy in their forever home. I chose to forgo a planted tank for now. Since it’s for my son and not for me, I respected his deep desire to settle for artificial plants...for now.

 

Sadly the 55 gal tank wasn’t meant to be. It ended up being an open front terrarium. Oh well. Easy come, easy go.

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I hope he does. He won’t be excited about the time it will take to cycle the tank but I want to teach him the proper way of doing it.

 

I will check into the H2O2 method of cleaning as well. Thanks for the heads up.

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9 hours ago, TimeTraveler said:

Welcome back I just joined after a 20 year hiatus myself. 55 gallon is a great size it should be lots of fun. Vinegar should work and real crusty stuff a razor blade would work (just be careful not to nick the silicone).  

Thanks for the tips. It should be lots of fun for sure!

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11 hours ago, JettsPapa said:

Welcome to the forum.  As far as cleaning the tank, of course chlorine will work, but then you have to make sure you get all of it out since it's also toxic to fish.  Instead I'd suggest wiping down all the surfaces with vinegar, then wipe them down again with clean water.  I'm pretty sure that will kill any harmful residue from the lizard.

Thank you. The few articles I read suggested vinegar as well.

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Good day all and happy holidays.

 

My son, 7 y/o, has been begging for a tank forever. I have a 29 gallon tank hidden in my bedroom that Santa will delivering for Christmas for him. I had several 10 gallon tanks in my room as an older kid/teen. It's been 20 years since I had a tank. I'm looking to set up a planted freshwater community tank for him including Danios, tetras, corys and some inverts. I feel this will give plenty of variety for hours of enjoyment.

 

A co-worker has a 55 gallon tank that I will be setting up in my living room. It previously housed a bearded dragon. Any hints on cleaning and disinfecting?

 

I know I am excited to start back and I'm sure he will be as well.

 

Cheers,

Matt