Cleaning

[BeachBum76]

Good afternoon everyone. I was wondering how you guys clean your aquarium decorations and plastic plants. I know beneficial bacteria live on them and didn't want to destroy it but was wondering if I could use tap water that was treated in place of tank water. Thanks

[ijankrom]

Except on initial purchase, I do not touch my aquarium decorations or plastic plants. If you must clean I would simply rinse them with the water used when completing a water change. That's what I do with my mechanical filter media.

[imma24]

+1 to above - I dont' touch my decorations either - if they are looking cruddy, simply wash them in used tank water.

[Rocksor]

you can use tap water that has been treated with water conditioner like prime to clean decorations

[Dennis Bissett]

If they look really bad a scrub with a nailbrush or similar in old tank water, dont stress about bacteria - most of them are in your filter media