Re: [Killietalk] Disinfection Questions

[Kenny Poh <animator at singnet_com.sg>]

For me, I've not reused any of the peat at all.  Since peat isn't  
that expensive and I need peat to incubate the eggs and have them  
hatched, I don't see the need to reuse them.

As for other aquarium equipment like sponge filters, mops and turkey  
baxters, I'd usually wash them thoroughly, and put them into water  
and microwave them for 15 minutes.

I'd usually use the turkey busters to remove uneaten food or to  
change the water of the fry grow out containers, and I make sure that  
I don't reuse them on any other containers or tanks without first  
microwaving them. For this, I've got half a dozen of these busters  
and syringes so that I have enough to rotate without having to try  
and sterilise them a few times a day.

Once used, they're cleansed and stored in a area in my fishroom,  
which is furthest away from my tanks and the 'sterile' instruments/ 
equipment, awaiting sterilisation. This is to prevent accidental  
cross-contamination, which may introduce pathogens from one tank to  
the other.

At the end of the day, or once I've run out of 'clean' instruments  
and equipment, I'd then proceed to sterlise them using the method  
mentioned above.

Having a real close encounter with SARS and working as a medical  
practictioner, I can't be too careful these days, and thus have  
carried such practices to my fishkeeping hobby. :-)

Cheers,

Kenny

On Nov 2, 2005, at 2:06 PM, Sandy1238 at aol_com wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> How do different members go about disinfecting spawning mops and  
> sponge
> filters? Would you go as far as disinfecting or boiling good  
> quality fibrous  peat
> and using it again? Your answers would be appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sandy
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