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


Reaction with the ammonia??? As I recall, ammonia and Comet (or other
chlorine containing products) is not a good combination--produces a toxic
gas (don't remember what any more). Could there be a similar reaction with
bleach?

Catherine


> 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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