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Sterilize python

Started by washefuzzy, August 05, 2011, 10:00:40 AM

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washefuzzy

Do you sterilize your python between tanks if so how?
I have a quarantine tank but don't want to affect the other tanks using the python on it.

Nerine

you could run water and bleach through it....but I wouldn't use it on a quarantine tank! I use a bucket haha I don't like mixing things with sickies!!
55 Gallon: Zamora Woodcats, Gold Gourami, Severum, Convicts
Misc tanks: Glo Light Tetras, Harlequin Tetras, Danios, Platies, Guppies, Otto cats
Breeding: Platies, Guppies, Convicts

magnosis

I sterilize mine once a month just for the heck of it...

I simply put a plug in the sink (a 40g-ish tub), fill 5g of water, add a capful of javex, and cycle it through the python for 5 minutes, then rinse it for 10 minutes.  Keeps the tube crystal clear and prevents mold from taking hold in the plastic fittings.

uarujoey

All equipment used on a QT tank should only be used on the QT tank... never use anything from it, on another tank... no matter how clean you think it is.

washefuzzy

Thanks for the advice. I'll use the old bucket routine.
I like the idea of javexing the python once a month.