how do you get rid of bleach/smell?

[si_sphinx]

i just brought an eheim filter from someone and it smells of bleach. how can i get rid of the bleach. i currently have it soaking in a bucket of hot water.

[mumzy50]

The bleach smell will go. Hopefully they have not cleaned the filter media out with it.If they have i would chuck it as the noddles it might have asorb the bleach.

[Dixon1990]

Try boiling the bionoodles if they smell like bleech

[si_sphinx]

it only had a sponge in it so still got to get some noodles but the sponge smells too

[si_sphinx]

i am really fussy so maybe the tiny bit of smell i can smell won't be harmful to any fish...? will it be ok in the tank now or should it be soaked over night? fish won't be going in the tank for a while yet anyways until the water is all good

[Dixon1990]

Filter it through a large container and just change the water every hour or so unti lthe smel is gone, i have also read that salt will remove the smell?

[mitzy]

For your peace of mind might be better to just replace the sponge that way if the fish die for no reason you wont be able to say maybe it was the bleach.

JMO

[mumzy50]

The smell wont kill your fish,as long as youve given it a good rinse and will go.

[Caryl]

I used bleach to clean my filter. Rinsed it a lot then sat the bits in sunlight.

[Adrienne]

I use bleach to clean everything, then rinse it well , put it in the sun (if any) and then put it back in the tank. No probs. The sun will remove every last little bit but a good rinsing will work as well. I can sometimes still smell it.

[VinsonMassif]

I have found that white vinegar and baking soda gets rid of bleach smell. Then rinse with boiling hot water.

[si_sphinx]

its been sitting in hot water for some time now running so i hope it will be ok.

i would put it in the sun be i can't find any.

If anyone knows where i can find some let me know

[stimpy29]

just use what ever dechlorinator you use when you do your water changes

[whetu]

By bleach I assume you mean that strong chlorine smell (like an over-chlorinated swimming pool)? I tend to believe my nose and if I can smell chlorine I won't put it in my tank.

I endorse others' advice:

- Get rid of the sponge as the chlorine will be trapped in it and it will be very hard to get rid of.

- Rinse, rinse, rinse the cannister in lots of hot water.

- Use double or triple-dose chlorine remover.

- Leave it in the sun (when you find it :lol: )

UV and aerated water are both good ways to remove chlorine.

Again, trust your nose. It's not worth the risk of chlorinating your fish!

[richms]

I would run the filter on a bucket and dose it heavily with dechorinator before even thinking about putting it near a tank.

Its not just the canister, its all the nooks and crannys in the pump, and they hoses too that need doing.

But really, the smell of chlorine is what you get when it has broken stuff down, so it may be all gone despite the smell, a pool that smells like that is usually underchlorinated, and when you add more it will finish the job and smell goes.

[alanmin4304]

As stated, what you are smelling is the chloramines.