Chandra Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 What do you do to sterilize Aquarium Nets, Planting tools regularly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Smith Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I have 12 tanks and a pond. I never sterilize. Probably should, but I haven't noticed any cross-contamination of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandra Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Just now, Bill Smith said: I have 12 tanks and a pond. I never sterilize. Probably should, but I haven't noticed any cross-contamination of anything. Which is what I'm scared of too. I haven't got an outbreak but have been reusing in multiple tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 My nets I just rinse in HOT water but I also have separate nets for display tanks, QT tanks, and grow out tanks. Hard tools I don't worry about as much, just rinse and dry. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 24 minutes ago, Bill Smith said: I have 12 tanks and a pond. I never sterilize. Probably should, but I haven't noticed any cross-contamination of anything. Like Bill, I don't sterilize. Doesn't mean that is the right thing to do, I just don't. I have unintentionally spread hydra (and duckweed) from 1 tank to another but not disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Smith Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I would think that doing as many as possible of the following: - sterilization - water changes & water quality - preventive medication - quarantining ...helps compensate. Fall short on one thing but do well on the others, and I bet you'll probably be all right. For example, I do two of those things very well (meds & water changes) and none of the other two. I have success. I try to use a med trio round of one week on all my tanks a couple times a year. This probably helps a lot. If you do poorly on water quality, for example, I would suspect that sterilization is more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandra Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Bill Smith said: I would think that doing as many as possible of the following: - sterilization - water changes & water quality - preventive medication - quarantining ...helps compensate. Fall short on one thing but do well on the others, and I bet you'll probably be all right. For example, I do two of those things very well (meds & water changes) and none of the other two. I have success. I try to use a med trio round of one week on all my tanks a couple times a year. This probably helps a lot. If you do poorly on water quality, for example, I would suspect that sterilization is more important. Makes sense, Bill. Won't the med trio kill plants and beneficial bacteria? Edited July 16, 2020 by Chandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Smith Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 (edited) Never has for me, no. And Aquarium Co-Op says the same about the plants: Edited July 16, 2020 by Bill Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, Chandra said: Makes sense, Bill. Won't the med trio kill plants and beneficial bacteria? I have used the trio on my main display before I started quarantining. Had no issue with my plants. Also never had any issue with any ammonia showing up so I'm assuming my biological filter was fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon G Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 As far as steralizing equipment. You could use a 10:1 solution of hot water to bleach. soak for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse everything is hot water and then soak in hot water with a double dose of declorinator for another 10 min rinse again amd let everything air dry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted July 16, 2020 Administrators Share Posted July 16, 2020 An older video, but here is how we do it at the store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishTankBarn Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I soak my nets in bleach overnight and let them air dry. For equipment that has more consistent contact with the water I use vinegar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarsten Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Doesn't hurt to spend a couple bucks on dedicated nets for each aquarium. Obviously you wouldn't do this with all your equipment(don't need ten pythons for ten separate ten gallon aquariums), but for the cheap stuff it makes sense. Whatever puts your mind at ease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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