When a virus invades a QT system...

[MAKeefe]

When a virus invades a QT, it seems it doesn't go away when the next rounds of fish enter. It's back. I guess to rid the tank of said virus one needs to sterilize the tank between quarantines? Ideas?


RedSea Peninsula 650

 

[Sk8r]

Dilute Clorox, followed by a generous dose of Prime, a chlorine neutralizer. If you can still smell it, it's not neutralized.

 

[Tripod1404]

Viruses arent alive so its not surprising they wont "die" between qt rounds. Like Sk8r said, use bleach to clean it. After that I would leave it under sunlight for couple of days. Virus DNA (or RNA if retro virus) is not particularly well protected against UV damage from the sun.

 

[JustinM]

It's just really not a bad idea to sterilize between all batches of fish.