How to clean tiger salamanders tank? What to use?

[chatsworth]

hi I was just wondering what I should use to clean my tigers tanks? Soap perhaps? And how often should i clean it? Thanks for the help. Have a nice weekend.

 

[Jan]

hi I was just wondering what I should use to clean my tigers tanks? Soap perhaps? And how often should i clean it? Thanks for the help. Have a nice weekend.

I generally clean my tigers' vivs every 6 weeks or so. I just use very hot water and a sponge with a scrubbie (no detergent). If you are using a glass aquarium, you can also disinfect with a dilute bleach solution or dilute Novalsan solution....which I do periodically. Rinse several times with water. I wouldn't use these solutions on porous materials, however.

 

[Jennewt]

If you are keeping the tigers in a naturalistic kind of setup, like with soil, I wouldn't bother to do anything beyond removing the old soil. I probably wouldn't even rinse the tank. If there has been a disease or other problem, then you would use the dilute bleach or Nolvasan, as Jan mentioned. If not, I wouldn't bother. The bacteria that live in soil are generally beneficial, and it might actually be helpful to allow the bacteria to carry over to the new soil.

 

[Daniel]

I do it as Jen mentioned - every now and then I replace the moss and some soil but do no thorough cleaning. Since I have a bigger part of water (described here: http://www.caudata.org/forum/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=49869 ) I do regular water changes but as long as the soil is okay I leave it in place.