Newbie mistake #5

[fishtastics]

This happened a few months back!

I had just moved back home and was setting up my tank at the new place.
the tank was half full and i went back to get my fish from the other house to store them in my other tank while i set up and cycled there home.
well when i got back the water was gone from my tank and my mom was CLEANING IT!
my mother decided the tank was dirty with algae and needed a clean. Unfortunetly she used bleach and i had to get a new 100gal tank for my fishes, and had to cycle the new tank before i could put my cramped fishes into there new home:

SO NOOBS  dont ever ever use any household cleaning product in the tank no if and or butts. JUST VINEGER

[Andre]

Dec 5, 2014 16:54:57 GMT -5 fishtastics said:

This happened a few months back!

I had just moved back home and was setting up my tank at the new place.
the tank was half full and i went back to get my fish from the other house to store them in my other tank while i set up and cycled there home.
well when i got back the water was gone from my tank and my mom was CLEANING IT!
my mother decided the tank was dirty with algae and needed a clean. Unfortunetly she used bleach and i had to get a new 100gal tank for my fishes, and had to cycle the new tank before i could put my cramped fishes into there new home:

SO NOOBS  dont ever ever use any household cleaning product in the tank no if and or butts. JUST VINEGER

I've used bleach before to clean out a tanks in the past.
Just always have to remember to rinse extremely well.

[Admin]

Ouch that is a rough one

[gabor129]

This made me LOL! My mother in law did the same thing to me! Just wanted to help.....

[fishtastics]

Dec 5, 2014 21:11:39 GMT -5 @jhg said:

That must have really hurt to come back and find that!

Bleach is okay as long as you rinse well. Plus bleach is a great tool to totally eliminate any snails AFTER you've removed your fish of course.

lol it did! i wasnt pleased, but she did pay me half for the new tank!!