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02/11/2017, 11:08 AM
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Can anything survive drying for 6wks?
I had a 100% fish loss due to a an outbreak of what was probably every known disease, ever to affect a closed aquatic system. I have a couple of contaminated 50 gallon trashcans that held infected water about 6 weeks ago, and have been completely dry for that time. Can anything infective survive desiccation for that amount of time, or do I need to bleach the insides of both cans before I use them to hold system water again?
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02/11/2017, 11:15 PM
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Hi! Wow...sorry for your fish loss....if it were me I would just throw out the contaminated containers and buy brand new ones...why take the chance.
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02/11/2017, 11:19 PM
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I would fill with water with bleach for 24 hours, rinse well and dry
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02/13/2017, 12:00 PM
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Costia isn't killed off by drying and there are likely other.
If you want to be on the safe side you should soak everything in bleach, then neutralize the bleach and finally dry it. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk
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02/13/2017, 12:03 PM
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Neutralize bleach with Prime. Good to have on hand at all times.
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02/13/2017, 07:54 PM
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mycobacteria. Even bleach won't likely kill it.
Get a new tank. |
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02/14/2017, 09:10 AM
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Bleach kills mycobacteria. It will be fine.
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