Tomoko Schum
Valuable Member
Since many of us use Clorox for cleaning/disinfecting small tanks, containers, filter socks, and other aquarium equipment, I asked Clorox customer support about which Clorox is safe for our use. I periodically use Clorox to disinfect my small containers and started wondering about the new Clorox since I noticed that their Disinfecting Clorox with Cloromax suds up. They do not recommend using Clorox with Cloromax for any nonporous surface including silicone seals on our tanks. Below is what they said:
"The use of the Clorox Bleach with CloroMax for cleaning hard nonporous surfaces, such as the glass of a fish tank, will be fine as long as the product's directions for use are followed, including the rinse step. We only recommend using our bleach on the glass of the aquarium and not on any other equipment that would not be considered a hard non porous surface."
Then I asked about the silicone seal in fish tanks since some of us may wash tanks and air dry it afterward. I also asked them what other Clorox product we can use to disinfect our equipment. Below is what they told me.
"The silicone is not considered non porous, I do not have a product recommendation at this time. I would like to add, if someone still wanted to use bleach to clean their aquarium, we do have a bleach that can be purchased at stores like Staples and Home Depot called Germicidal Bleach Concentrate. This bleach does NOT have the Cloromax additive. Importantly though, this bleach has a higher percentage of sodium hypochlorite than our regular disinfecting bleach. The regular disinfecting bleach you would purchase at a Walmart or grocery store has a 7.55% and the Germicidal Bleach is 8.25%. This would be an important consideration for dilution ratio."
I hope this information helps to prevent any tank crash or livestock loss.
"The use of the Clorox Bleach with CloroMax for cleaning hard nonporous surfaces, such as the glass of a fish tank, will be fine as long as the product's directions for use are followed, including the rinse step. We only recommend using our bleach on the glass of the aquarium and not on any other equipment that would not be considered a hard non porous surface."
Then I asked about the silicone seal in fish tanks since some of us may wash tanks and air dry it afterward. I also asked them what other Clorox product we can use to disinfect our equipment. Below is what they told me.
"The silicone is not considered non porous, I do not have a product recommendation at this time. I would like to add, if someone still wanted to use bleach to clean their aquarium, we do have a bleach that can be purchased at stores like Staples and Home Depot called Germicidal Bleach Concentrate. This bleach does NOT have the Cloromax additive. Importantly though, this bleach has a higher percentage of sodium hypochlorite than our regular disinfecting bleach. The regular disinfecting bleach you would purchase at a Walmart or grocery store has a 7.55% and the Germicidal Bleach is 8.25%. This would be an important consideration for dilution ratio."
I hope this information helps to prevent any tank crash or livestock loss.
