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fatfatfish · 03-26-2008, 05:33 PM

I recently had all my fish die..sucky....but I just found out it was velvet. I thought it was ich, but found out it was velvet. I was not familar with velvet when it happened, and didn't know that the gold metallic dust on them was that.
My question now is what do I do with the tank to clean it?
I will be getting more fish, at some point...but can I just let the tank run on its own for 2 or 3 weeks and I will be safe because the velvet won't have a host and will die?
Or do I need to do a massive cleaning with bleach (or something less harsh???)
I also have a biowheel, do I need to do anything with that?
Should I do any water changes? Or possibly let it run with some medication in it like coppersafe or malachite green to help extra to kill that velvet?
Thank you ahead of time!

03-26-2008, 05:33 PM	#1
fatfatfish Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 27 Posts: 8	How do a clean a tank after velvet wipeout? I recently had all my fish die..sucky....but I just found out it was velvet. I thought it was ich, but found out it was velvet. I was not familar with velvet when it happened, and didn't know that the gold metallic dust on them was that. My question now is what do I do with the tank to clean it? I will be getting more fish, at some point...but can I just let the tank run on its own for 2 or 3 weeks and I will be safe because the velvet won't have a host and will die? Or do I need to do a massive cleaning with bleach (or something less harsh???) I also have a biowheel, do I need to do anything with that? Should I do any water changes? Or possibly let it run with some medication in it like coppersafe or malachite green to help extra to kill that velvet? Thank you ahead of time!