>if you soak something in bleach, dry it andt hen rinse it. Is >it safe to put into a fish tank? what if I put lots of >declorinator in at the same time? will that deal with any left >over? I usually try to use Hydrogen Peroxide as a bleaching agent whenever I am going to be using the item around fish. Far less chance of any mishaps. What is the material you've used to construct this? As long as it isn't porous a few good rinses and maybe a soak in a bucket with dechlorinator would do the trick, followed by another rinse. Don't put dechlorinator in any water you hope to spawn softwater fish in though, it raises the dissolved solids to an unacceptable degree in my view. Pete ____________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may also be legally privileged. They are intended solely for the intended addressee. If you are not the addressee please e-mail it back to the sender and then immediately, permanently delete it. Do not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on it. This e-mail may be monitored by Bolton MBC in accordance with current regulations. This footnote also confirms that this e-mail message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses currently known to the Council. However, the recipient is responsible for virus-checking before opening this message and any attachment. Unless expressly stated to the contrary, any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Bolton MBC. http://www.bolton.gov.uk ____________________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. apisto-digest@listbox.com also available. Web archives at http://lists.thekrib.com/apisto Trading at http://blox.dropship.org/mailman/listinfo/apisto_trader