Dixon1990 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I have about 25kg of gravel to go into a 3foot tank with angels and plecos in it and im trying to clean it, but it smells soo bad. About 15kg of it is brought from a petshop and been used in other tanks before and the rest is from birdlings flat,it has all been sitting outside in buckets for months, How do i get it clean? I have had a hose runing through it for 1hour and it still smells really salty and bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Personally I don't like using bleach, ever since I tried it one time and could never get the smell out, however, I've read here where some people do use it so I think that maybe a solution. But you should wait and see what others suggest and if bleach is suggested then especially the ratio of water/bleach. Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I use bleach for everything - filters, media, gravel etc. I just fill the sink with water and pour enough in until I can smell it, soak everything for a couple of hours or overnight, rinse really well and leave in the sun to dry. Never had a problem yet, I have fighters, guppies, kribs, bristlenose etc in my tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Iv used bleach Tried PP in my native tank today and will see how that goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinsonMassif Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I needed to clean a small ammount of smelly gravel a while back, I used a couple of bottles of white vinegar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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