So i'm not going to bother with how it happened but bleach ended up in my tank by accident. I got the fish out and into another tank. The more sensative fish died right away but my cichlid's and pleco's are still alive. My problem right now is that they are in a sort of quareteen tank i had set up and its not big enough to hold them in for any extended amount of time. I am loking for advice on how to make the water in the normal tank safe for the fish ASAP. I'm worried that my filter are useless now or I'm thinking i need to redo the hole tank form the start and empty and wash everything and somehow clean the filter, but even then the tank wont be cycled adn the might die from ammonia. I appretiate any help. Please help me keep the fish I saved.
Bleach In Water
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How much bleach was it in what size aquarium? You may be able to add a dechlorinator which works fairly quickly, such as Prime, Amquel or Stress Coat. Dechlor the filter as well (I'd soak it a pitcher with Prime added to the water). I may not be giving you enough information, but that's what I would do to begin with. Someone else will come along and tell you more. 
I don't believe you'll need to tear down the entire thing like I did when I accidently got a minute amount of hydrochloric acid from a test tube spill--wiped out 7 mbuna overnight in a 55g.
I don't believe you'll need to tear down the entire thing like I did when I accidently got a minute amount of hydrochloric acid from a test tube spill--wiped out 7 mbuna overnight in a 55g.
does the quarantine tank have a seeded filter?(fliter that has bacteria)
if it doesn't then you will most likely be starting from scratch.
can you get biospira?
can you get a seeded filter? as far as neutralizing the chlorine..most of the water conditioners can do that..(any that mentionde-chlorinating)
might be best to do a large water change and add the de-chlorinator.
if it doesn't then you will most likely be starting from scratch.
can you get biospira?
can you get a seeded filter? as far as neutralizing the chlorine..most of the water conditioners can do that..(any that mentionde-chlorinating)
might be best to do a large water change and add the de-chlorinator.
bleach is chlorine. Expensive bleaches, like Javex, sometimes have additional emulsifiers for use in clothes washing.
use a dechlorinator to clean it out
use a dechlorinator to clean it out
Do a massive waterchange and double dose on your chlorine remover and get the fish back in the tank. Maintain extra airation (bleach kills by breaking down gill tissue and also blocks the phosphorilation of glucose). Because of this, the fish will be very sensitive to low oxygen for the next 3 weeks. Watch ammonia very closely, the last thing you need is more corrosion on the gills.