[DragonSpirit1185]

okay....I get the issue with the leaves & how bleach can deteriorate as far as being an effective method of "sterilizing" (obviously that is not the case....)...so then what are we left with? What has been written makes perfect sense...but we dear readers are left with a dilemma...what is the the best practice for the ultimate end?

There to fully eliminate all the nasties pretty much nothing. Kinda hard to get into the crevice of every plant. Though current methods would hinder quite a bit of pests and pathogens from being introduced into the viv.
I'm sure it's nothing to worry our heads over...kinda beyond our control.