Running Bleach

fishgate · 08/29/2016, 07:25 AM

I nuked a tank and am getting ready to use it again after a thorough cleaning. I finished the plumbing and now am running a final leak test. I put 1/2 a gallon of regular (unscented) bleach in the 150 gallons of system volume just as a final cleanout for the tank. Tank is fully up and running with the sump. I plan on draining the tank tomorrow and filling again with new water. The aquarium smells like pool - lol!

There is no issue with doing this is there? I figure what I don't get from draining will dissipate out of the tank on its own well before any inhabitants are in there.

billdogg · 08/29/2016, 07:52 AM

If the smell is gone you will be fine. I'd be tempted to put some dechlor in it anyway.

Sk8r · 08/29/2016, 08:36 AM

Give it a shot of Prime. It's good to have on hand just in case of a Clorox splash on your clothes or nasty smell on your hands, anyway.

thegrun · 08/29/2016, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

Give it a shot of Prime. It's good to have on hand just in case of a Clorox splash on your clothes or nasty smell on your hands, anyway.

+1, adding Prime or Amquel would be a very good idea.

08/29/2016, 07:25 AM	#1
fishgate Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 3,340	Running Bleach I nuked a tank and am getting ready to use it again after a thorough cleaning. I finished the plumbing and now am running a final leak test. I put 1/2 a gallon of regular (unscented) bleach in the 150 gallons of system volume just as a final cleanout for the tank. Tank is fully up and running with the sump. I plan on draining the tank tomorrow and filling again with new water. The aquarium smells like pool - lol! There is no issue with doing this is there? I figure what I don't get from draining will dissipate out of the tank on its own well before any inhabitants are in there. __________________ 125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite 120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO

08/29/2016, 07:52 AM	#2
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	If the smell is gone you will be fine. I'd be tempted to put some dechlor in it anyway. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

08/29/2016, 08:36 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Give it a shot of Prime. It's good to have on hand just in case of a Clorox splash on your clothes or nasty smell on your hands, anyway. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.