boiling live rock

Discussion in 'Live Rock' started by coolridernum1, Mar 10, 2012.

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  1. coolridernum1

    coolridernum1 Feather Duster

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    I paid for a live rock from petco last month and it's full of little white moving things "looks like lice" and centipedes looking red/pink things.

    The only thing i can think to do is to dip the rock in boiling water for a few mins to get rid of these pests.

    What do ya think?
     
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  2. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Are you sure the stuff isn't beneficial to the CuC?
     
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  3. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Sounds to me like thats the last thing you want to do. Those are prob pods and beneficial to your tank.
     
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  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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  5. SAY

    SAY Ocellaris Clown

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    Those "pests" are why it's called live rock. You want them.
     
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  6. SnooknRedz

    SnooknRedz Vlamingii Tang

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    those "lice" may be copepods or some plantkton like animals that are good. just cuz you dont like them, doesnt me that you should kill em, theyre probably whats going to make your tank thrive in the long run. life starts at the most basic level in any food chain. In our tanks thats pods and any holoplankton, for that matter. so we def want those.

    Just make sure they are good guys, and not pests.
     
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  7. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    The reddish pink centiped things could also be brissleworms,also a benifical cuc member.
     
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  8. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    Boiling live rock makes it no longer live-then its dead rock ;)
     
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  9. reefnJeff

    reefnJeff Pajama Cardinal

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    I would take the advice in here, the one you described seriously sounds like bristle worms and from what I thought I knew and what I been reading lately really has me confused, I need to post a question :D
     
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  10. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Beneficial pods and beneficial bristleworms. Boiling the rock will kill everything, including the bacteria that makes it "live" rock. Then it's just base rock & you'll still need to seed your tank with bacteria and beneficial creatures...
     
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