Would vinegar kill ich tomonts?

[Navyblue]

I have a Tunze that comes from a tank that might have ich, I gave it a vinegar bath, I wonder if it would kill possible ich tomonts attach to it?

Usually I use boiling water to disinfect stuffs but not sure if it is a good idea to do it on a pump.

Thanks.

 

[nuccadoc]

I don't know about vinegar but what i have done is disassemble the power head, soak it in a mild bleach solution for about an hour, rinse, then soak again in fresh water with a chlorine remover additive for about 24 hrs. You are pretty much guaranteed of killing off anything.

 

[Chris27]

Give it a good scrub with a stiff brush after you soak it, you should be ok at that point. Letting the powerhead completely dry should also do the trick....

 

[Navyblue]

I don't know about vinegar but what i have done is disassemble the power head, soak it in a mild bleach solution for about an hour, rinse, then soak again in fresh water with a chlorine remover additive for about 24 hrs. You are pretty much guaranteed of killing off anything.

What is the concentration I should go for? How about straight bleach?

 

[Navyblue]

Letting the powerhead completely dry should also do the trick....

Is that so? I guess a hairdryer would probably do the trick.

 

[JHemdal]

Acetic acid (vinegar) has had a long history of being used to treat fish diseases, but the references in Nelson Herwig's book all date from 1912 to 1974, so pretty old school. the doses are all over the board, but many of them list something like 500ppm for an hour.

Personally, I would use household bleach (no perfumes, etc. just sodium hypochlorite at 5.25%) at a 1:10 ratio, soak for ten minutes and then rinse REALLY well, and then even give a final soak of the item in water with extra dechlor added.

Jay

 

[Navyblue]

Thanks guys.

 

[wooden_reefer]

Acetic acid (vinegar) has had a long history of being used to treat fish diseases, but the references in Nelson Herwig's book all date from 1912 to 1974, so pretty old school. the doses are all over the board, but many of them list something like 500ppm for an hour.

Personally, I would use household bleach (no perfumes, etc. just sodium hypochlorite at 5.25%) at a 1:10 ratio, soak for ten minutes and then rinse REALLY well, and then even give a final soak of the item in water with extra dechlor added.

Jay

Likely 1:10 is still very concentrated. Many bleach now are 6% solution, instead of just 3%.

If you soak for hours, you can use less concentrated, IMO.

I only use 1:50 or so and soak for many hours.

 

[Navyblue]

I had it soaked in vinegar (may be about 10-20%) for a day or so. Most carbonates deposit are dissolved and the coralline became "naked" (still purple but soft).

I rinsed it and soak it in a 20% bleach solution for 20 minutes or so. All the remaining purple colour turns white, that probably says how deadly it is and I guess there is little chance for tiny animals to survive.

It is now soaked in water added with Seachem's Prime. I guess by tomorrow it should be ready for action.

Thanks.