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patman Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2007 | What is the best way clean/sterilize fish nets? Thanks, Pat |
 Posted 30-Dec-2007 04:13 |     |
FRANK       Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002    | Hi, Welcome to Fish Profiles! When I used to work in a local fish store, we used to keep our nets in an old HOB type filter box filled with water and a mixture of Malachite Green. Whenever we used one, we would replace it and take out another net, we never went from one tank to another with the same net. The used one was always put to soak before reuse. Perhaps others will share their experiences. Frank  -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<-- |
| Posted 30-Dec-2007 09:13 |  |
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Fallout    Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | You can use a 10:1 solution of bleach and water, but you have to rinse the heck out of it and soak them in water/conditioner mix for a while, So i wouldn't suggest it unless you know you're not going to net anything for a while. Other than that, you can use a commercial product called 'net soak'. It's basically a little disinfectant that is used in the same way that frank describes. The net sits in the solution, you use the net, and put it back in the solution. Voila! |
| Posted 30-Dec-2007 20:17 |    |
| patman Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 3 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2007 | What kind of conditioner mix do you recommend? Pat |
| Posted 31-Dec-2007 04:14 | |
| brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007  | welcome to FP i would say that a mild aquarium salt solution would work for a net disenfectant or some malachite green/methyln blue solution... any of those should work, but the salt solution might not kill all brackish strains of bacteria/viruses or ich... it is up to you... \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\" |
| Posted 01-Jan-2008 00:41 | |
| Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | I use stress coat and some hot water to get the last bits of chlorine and bleach off the nets, usually overnight but I change the water/conditioner mix a few times to keep things fresh. |
| Posted 01-Jan-2008 15:03 | |
| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | Would dipping the net in boiling water do the cleaning?. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 02-Jan-2008 00:41 | |
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001  | Keeping the net in boiling water for the time it would take to actually be sterilized would probably destroy it. I think a commercial disinfectant is the best option. |
| Posted 02-Jan-2008 01:53 | |
| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003 | Thanks alot Joe. I was thinking of dipping them in boiling water for a few seconds, but i wasn't sure if it will work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 02-Jan-2008 02:42 | |
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007    | I use a home remedy and soak the net in white vinegar. |
| Posted 02-Jan-2008 05:15 | |
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