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Re: fish TB (was Re: KillieTalk Digest V3 #1735 )

I thought it might be either the dust from the pine shavings or something 
with the waste produced by the hedgehog.  It also produced a really nasty 
smell, snd since the mites are long gone, I don't use straight bleach 
anymore.

Drummond Howard
Gaithersburg, Maryland



>From: George & Melanie <caraway at erienet_net>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: Re: fish TB (was Re: KillieTalk Digest V3 #1735 )
>Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:31:18 -0500
>
>I have used a diluted bleach solution for years in cleaning up tanks to be
>reused. I have never had a problem as long as you rinse them out well 
>before
>setup. I have never witnessed any foaming of any kind. Must have been 
>something
>in your tank.
>George
>
>Drummond Howard wrote:
>
> > I haven't used bleach on a fish tank in a while, but my Hedgehog got a 
>case
> > of mites and I used straight bleach on her tank.  I noticed a lot of 
>foaming
> > around the sides.  Does bleach react with the silicone or was that 
>something
> > else reacting to the bleach?
> >
> > Drummond Howard
> > Gaithersburg, Maryland
> >
> > >From: "Catherine Carney" <schmidtcarney at ecr_net>
> > >Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
> > >To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> > >Subject: Re: fish TB (was Re: KillieTalk Digest V3 #1735 )
> > >Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:44:27 -0500
> > >
> > >
> > >Trust me if you use bleach on a tank that
> > > > > was infected by a mycobacterium , the next batch of fish will die 
>a
> > >similar
> > > > > fate, as for some reason, bleach doesn't do the trick for 
>disinfecting
> > >a
> > > > > tank after being hit by this particular organism.
> > > >
> > > > That directly contradicts my experiences.
> > > >
> > > > Trust *me* that I did use bleach and I did get rid of it.
> > >
> > >One reason for the apparent discrepancies in experience may have to do
> > >witht
> > >the amount of organic matter present in the tank during bleaching. The 
>more
> > >there is the more quickly the bleach loses effectiveness (oxidizes??).
> > >Wright and other chemists can probably tell you more about the 
>reactions
> > >here. So, if a tank has a heavy organic load, it would make sense that
> > >bleach might be less effective, since the reaction might stop before 
>all
> > >the
> > >nasties have been killed.
> > >
> > >Just my 2 cents.
> > >
> > >Catherine
> > >
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