Vinegar or bleach?

[finnfinnfriend]

I just acquired a used reptile cage and I was debating whether I should use vinegar or bleach to clean it out. What do you think? Any experiences?

[Romad]

It's always best to go with white vinegar if you can. But, if you really need to disinfect, use a diluted bleach solution (bleach and water) and rinse it a bunch of times. Then rinse it with conditioned water a few times.

[Olympia]

I vote bleach every time.

[finnfinnfriend]

Hmm...well now i still dont know lol...

[Koda]

I just got a used reptile tank too. I'm going to go with vinegar, but that's just because it's a super heavy 55 gallon which would make it really hard for me rinse out well if I had used bleach. I still plan on rinsing, just not nearly as rigorously. Otherwise I would vote for the bleach.

[Olympia]

Bleach reacts with light and leaves no residue other that NaCl.

[finnfinnfriend]

and NaCl is removed with dechlorinator, right?

[Olympia]

No, NaCl is just salt. Just like, aquarium salt. Washes off real simple.

[finnfinnfriend]

Oh okay. So how long to I need to leave a tank out in the sun after it has been bleached and rinsed?

[Olympia]

Hmm, 2-3 days should be fine.. Then a quick splashing.