Sanitizing Supplies?

Hey everyone! First off, sorry if this is in the wrong place.
So a few days ago, I had to put down my betta because of what appeared to be TB. Now I am left with the empty aquarium and no clue what to do. What would be the best way to sanitize the decor and equipment? What items would you say should be tossed, and what can be saved?
Thank you in advance!

 

Are the plants/decorations plastic or silk? If so just put them in your dishwasher and run them for a cycle without soap. They'll be sanitized.
Alternatively if you haven't got a dishwasher boil the decorations for a minute and they'll be good.

 

First, sorry for your loss.

A lot of people use pure bleach (make sure it has no additives and/or perfume). When it dries, the chlorine evaporates and leaves no trace. But I still fear using it. So I use vinegar to sterilize my stuff. I just rinse it really well so it doesn't affect Ph. You can boil gravel and driftwood to kill any contagions. You can clean the tank, heater, and filter with vinegar or bleach. The only stuff I'd throw away would be the filter media and plants. But I'm sure someone will chime in with a way to disinfect plants. Maybe hydrogen peroxide?

 

Are the plants/decorations plastic or silk? If so just put them in your dishwasher and run them for a cycle without soap. They'll be sanitized.
Alternatively if you haven't got a dishwasher boil the decorations for a minute and they'll be good.

First, sorry for your loss.

A lot of people use pure bleach (make sure it has no additives and/or perfume). When it dries, the chlorine evaporates and leaves no trace. But I still fear using it. So I use vinegar to sterilize my stuff. I just rinse it really well so it doesn't affect Ph. You can boil gravel and driftwood to kill any contagions. You can clean the tank, heater, and filter with vinegar or bleach. The only stuff I'd throw away would be the filter media and plants. But I'm sure someone will chime in with a way to disinfect plants. Maybe hydrogen peroxide?

Thank you both for the replies. I have live plants so I’m guessing I’ll have to just throw them out. Would the driftwood be salvageable? I heard that tb can be difficult to get rid of, so I want to be extra sure everything is fully sanitized.

 

Live plants can be given a bleach dip, look up how to do it. And then place them back in clean water in a tub or the like so they don't become possibly reinfected by going back into the old tank.
Driftwood can be boiled. That sanitizers it quite nicely.

 

When my sick Betta passed away, I didn't want to spread anything to my current Betta. I used bleach water but I rinsed TONS of times super well with lots of water and Prime. Not too fun, but there was no smell or residue left and my current Betta and snail are healthy.

 

When my sick Betta passed away, I didn't want to spread anything to my current Betta. I used bleach water but I rinsed TONS of times super well with lots of water and Prime. Not too fun, but there was no smell or residue left and my current Betta and snail are healthy.

Right now one of my biggest worries is it spreading to any future bettas. It's reassuring to hear your betta and snail are healthy, so as long as a sanitize super well with bleach, from what I've read it should work. What concentration of bleach did you use?

 

I think I did two cups maybe in the 2.5 gallon tank? Or just half a cup? I don't remember but you don't need a whole lot.