I recently bought a second aquarium and set it up. When doing so, I added some gravel and artificial plants from my first aquarium to it because a staff member at the store told me it would help with cycling.
I want to make sure that there are no parasites in the second aquarium because a couple days later, I realized some fish in my first tank started to act weird and I am now treating it for parasites.
If I empty the second tank, rinse everything with hot water and let it dry, will it kill any parasites that could have been added to the second tank when I added the gravel and plants?