Sterilizing a glass aquarium.

My baby BP passed away yesterday from a blockage that caused him to contort his spine as he tried to pass it.

I am scheduled to pick up another BP this week and I wanted to use Riley's old tank since I no longer have to worry about buying a new one for my new addition. How do you guys recommend sterilizing the old tank?

I'm only doing it as a precautionary measure and my own piece of mind, as it was discovered that he was not sick with something transferable.

Use a bleach solution of 1 part bleach for 10 parts water. If you can give 10 minutes of cantact time with the solution you will kill absolutely everything on the glass. You can also use that solutions for water bowls and hides and such, as long as they are none porous (like wood). If you have any wood furniture you are looking to save stick it in the oven for a couple of hours at 250 degrees.

When using bleach you have to rinse really well after you are done because Bleach leaves a residue that is toxic. Most of use use veterinary grade disinfectant for this reason. But you will be fine with tbe bleach as long as you rinse well

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Originally Posted by CryHavoc17

When using bleach you have to rinse really well after you are done because Bleach leaves a residue that is toxic. Most of use use veterinary grade disinfectant for this reason. But you will be fine with tbe bleach as long as you rinse well

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I suppose the best way to rinse would be to soak it for a few hours and change out the water ever hour or so?
Or is there a place that I can get veterinary disinfectant?

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Originally Posted by CarrieAnnx3

I suppose the best way to rinse would be to soak it for a few hours and change out the water ever hour or so?
Or is there a place that I can get veterinary disinfectant?

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Usually just taking it outside with a hose to rinse it out works well. We offer the F10 disinfectant on our website, but a good hose down of the tank would work just fine for rinsing out the bleach. You should be able to stick your own head into the tank and take a deep whiff of the air in there - if you're not comfortable putting your head in there to take a smell, you shouldn't put your snake in it. :)

-Jen

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Originally Posted by LLLReptile

You should be able to stick your own head into the tank and take a deep whiff of the air in there - if you're not comfortable putting your head in there to take a smell, you shouldn't put your snake in it. :)

-Jen

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Got it! Thank you! :].

Lol I dont think you need to get quite that hardcore with it. Just rinse thoroughly 3 or 4 times.

Reptilebasics.com sells several types of disinfectant, as well as a ton of other good stuff at reasonable prices.

Also you want to clean the tank with soap and water first before you disinfect it. Any dirt/soil/bioburden will limit the efficacy of your disinfecting agent.

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bacteria and viruses cannot survive for more than a few hours on a dry, clean and smooth surface. like on glass. air molecules at room temperature move at an average velocity of 1000 meters per second. bacteria or viruses cannot survive the beating for long.

so just clean it with any disinfectant, then clean it with fresh water, dry it with a fresh towel or paper towel, and it will be just fine.

if you really want to be sure, since the tank is transparent, put a UV lamp in over night. or cook it. but then, everything can be overdone. the methods we use to clean the plates we eat from are sufficient.