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Re: NFC: Boiling Gravel - Quick consensus
I wouldnt do anything except a good vacume of the bottom...there is no
need to sterilize the tank ..the fish were poached not killed by disease.
Fish do not live in a sterile enviroment so why try and give em one ?
JMO
Robert Rice
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On Mon, 01 Nov 1999 17:56:01 -0500 Stephen DiCerbo <mykiss at albany_net>
writes:
>
> Hello Folks
>
> I have been lurking on this list for a few months now, and find
> it
> great...
>
> I have a question to which I need an answer.... quickly
>
>
> It for the Aquarists... I started a ninety gal tank about a
> year
> ago in which I keep mostly Centrarchids and some assorted shiners,
> crawfish, etc., and have experienced much...
>
> this August, upon leaving the house for a couple days, (not
> accustomed
> to leaving Air conditioning units running), I was surprised to come
> home to a tank of very poached bass and sunfish.... room air temp
> was
> above 90* F
>
> I disposed of the victims , and repeatedly filled and emptied
> the
> tank to remove the water....
>
> With an upcoming 3 1/2 week trip, I decided not to re-establish
> anything until after.
>
> With the cold weather coming in, I have been in a rush with the
> season to "pick up " something most substantial beside golden
> shiners
> for the winter...
>
> Today's warmer temps have afforded me an opportunity to get the
> flyrod out, and have procured a small bass, which is waiting in the
> wings for a new home...
>
> here's the question: The gravel, along with some residual
> detritus
> and enough water to keep the bottom half of the gravel wet has sat
> in my
> tank for 2 months.... a couple surviving crawfish are burrowed in
> the
> back......
>
> I was told yesterday that I should boil all the gravel before
> starting the tank up again, so to kill any bacteria.
>
> I was wondering if, by not 'sterilizing" the gravel, I might avoid
> the
> normal nitrogen spike that occurs when starting a tank and waiting
> for
> the proper nitrogen processing bacteria to establish colonies in
> the
> under gravel grids. Last year saw a good share of parasite and the
> likes, mostly anchor worms and ich.... so perhaps some of theses
> gems
> are lurking in there, too...
>
> Do I boil? what would I risk if I didn't? Is it at this point
> ,
> with a basically empty tank, that I should clean completely? the
> resident bass in waiting can't wait long...
>
> any suggestions for proceeding to re-establish at this stage
> would be
> welcome..
>
> TIA
>
> Stephen
> --
> Stephen Di Cerbo
> mykiss at albany_net
> http://www.albany.net/~mykiss/stormtree.htm
>
> "A society that will trade a little liberty for
> a little order will lose both, and deserve neither"
Robert Rice
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