fishchick

I am cleaning out the inside of the tank to donate to a local library , to give to them ! I want to get it out of my way ! Anyway can i just hose the inside down after i pour all the rocks out out ? I know it needs to have a good fishless cyle before i stock it !

Llama

Lucky things, nobody ever donates tanks to me

If you want to PROPERLY clean it, 1 part bleach: 19 parts water, and then rinse till you can't smell bleach.

Otherwise you can just hose it down and it should be fine.

agabr123

i agree with llama, i'd rinse with the bleach mixture and when you fill it up again make sure you add lots of dechlorinator to kill any leftover bleach

fishchick

how long does it need to do a fishless cycle ?

Sharkitty

Are you going to care for the tank FOR the library and help them set it up?

Sounds to me like a fishless cycle usually takes 3 - 6 weeks, but it really depends on a lot of factors.

Llama

Mine took 31 days, if you have another aquarium with which to seed the tank, it'll take much less.

fishchick

it has been just sitting around for while , but did through cleaning ! they dont know much about fish so was thinking about helping them out little ! they have rocks , filters and nets at local walmart luckily!