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Old July 25th, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
old tank laying around.. safe to use?

I had a beta last year, it got a disease and died. I took everything out of the tank,emptied the tank and it has sat all this time dry. is it safe to use for fish or is there something i should do just in case or what?

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Old July 25th, 2008  
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If anything, just wash the tank as you would any other tank
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Old July 25th, 2008  
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Anything that was in that tank should be dead. There is a small possibility, however, that bacteria or parasites have survived in a spore form, and if you're really concerned, you can wash the tank out with a bleach/water solution (regular bleach, no scents), and then rinse it with a dechlorinator/water solution. The bleach will kill the spores, and the dechlorinator will kill the bleach.
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Old July 25th, 2008  
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Spores can be very difficult to kill (I've been pulling my hair out at work about them the past few months, stupid thermophilic obligate anaerobes). A good spore killer I have found from my hours of research is Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2). It dissovles the spore coat and then any cleaner you might use will kill the spore. I dont think the fish would be bothers if you even just rinsed the H202 out and let it dry, that should be enough to dissolve/dissociate the H2O2.
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Old July 26th, 2008  
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I'd probably rinse it out in the tub really good with hot water, then clean it like SDS suggested.
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