Cleaning Equipment After Whitespot Outbreak

I just wondered what people do to ensure that gravel cleaners/siphons, buckets etc. are properly sterilised after treating for whitespot. Presumably there's a chance of reintroducing the infection if you don't take care?

After giving everything a thorough rinse in clean water I just leave mine to dry completely, in the sun if possible. I've not had a re-infection by doing this.

Thanks everyone. I'm relieved I don't have to mess about with bleach or any other chemicals. Boiling water or leaving to dry in the sun it is then! 

Whitespot is actually a type of parasite, rather than a bacteria or virus (with the 'whitespot' actually being a cyst like casing which contains the parasite, not the parasite itself) and is highly unlikely to survive outside of the tank.

When my betta got lymphocystis, I kept him in his own tank (I keep bettas that way anyway) with a separate siphon tube and bucket to eliminate cross contamination. When the disease got so bad that he had small lumps all down one side and the big one expanded into the gill, he started behaving really sick so I took the decision to put him down. Then I bleached the tank, filter, heater, bleachable decor, siphon tube and bucket. I threw away the silk plants and filter media. Then had to do my first ever fishless cycle before I could get another betta.

Maybe all the bleaching was overkill but I didn't want to risk any other fish getting that disease.

Great thanks. I'm waiting for my QT to arrive sometime this week, so I'm really just stocking up on knowledge at the moment. Hadn't really thought about separate sets of equipment for each tank, but that's bound to be a good idea