Is there any special way to prepare terra cotta pots for the tank?

[Clay]

Well, is there? lol

[RedParrotBubbles85]

not really. i would just wash them off with some hot water, or if you are afraid that something got onto them you could soak them in a bleach solution and then thoroughly was them off to get all of the bleach off of them.HTH
-Mike

[Clay]

Originally posted by RedParrotBubbles85
not really. i would just wash them off with some hot water, or if you are afraid that something got onto them you could soak them in a bleach solution and then thoroughly was them off to get all of the bleach off of them.HTH
-Mike
Thanks, do you think boiling it would do the job or would that crack it?

[jonah]

If the pots are brand new, then I'd just rinse them off with hot water. If they're used, I wouldn't use them at all, because of the chance of exposure to insecticides or weed killers.

Boiling might crack them.

[Glaive]

I have boiled them in teh past, considering a decent terra cotta pot has been fired I see no prob with boiling, I use mine in pieces any ways.

[blakrain]

I just rinsed mine really well. actually, I had tl let it soak for a few hours because I ended up cutting cave entrances out of them using a dremmel (sp).

[Clay]

Alright, thanks! IIt has been used before but I know for a fact that no insecticides or anything like that were used on it. I guess Ill just rinse it off really well and not boil it becuase I don't want to risk cracking it because it's a cool pot..