What do you guys use to disinfect your tanks?

I have a 20 gal tank which I spot clean regularly and changed bedding a few times, but want to give the entire tank a good disinfecting. Any advice as to what works best? Is it really worth it to buy something like Chlorohexidine? Obviously a bleach solution will kill any germs, but its gotta be a giant pain to get it all out of the tank. Are any of those household cleaning wipes effective or safe?

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Originally Posted by VooDooDoc

I have a 20 gal tank which I spot clean regularly and changed bedding a few times, but want to give the entire tank a good disinfecting. Any advice as to what works best? Is it really worth it to buy something like Chlorohexidine? Obviously a bleach solution will kill any germs, but its gotta be a giant pain to get it all out of the tank. Are any of those household cleaning wipes effective or safe?

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Jurassiclean, smells good and isn't too expensive..

I use Chlorox wipes sometimes, but I don't think they are ideal. Healthy Habitat works well too. There's also chlorohexadine. Also, if you want cheap, a bleach/water solution always kills things off and if rinsed off and dried correctly completely harmless to your pets :)

For any reptile I've ever had, I use the anti-bacterial wipes for babies. Just go to the baby aisle! Still kills any bacteria, but are super gentle. Always scent free too :)

Edit: These wipes are not meant to be used ON babies, per say, but on things around them, LOL... just wanted to make that one clear - it's not like I buy diaper wipes.

Good ol fashion soap n water

Listerine!
Works great and my snake room smells like a doctors/dentists office. :)

Bleach/water (10% bleach for 90% water) is what Lgrey suggested to me when I was a newbie (still am) and I still use it to this day :) Its cheap and works great at disinfecting.

I plan on picking up some f10 in the future but probably not for a while.

I use ANIMAL DISIFIN, some stuff produced in the UK...

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Listerine!<br />
Works great and my snake room smells like a doctors/dentists office. :)

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I use listerin as well :)

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Chlorohexidine.