Disinfect Live Rock

Hi i just got some free live rock with aiptasia. obviously i want to completly destroy the anemone before i put it on my DT will bleach wipe it out? Or are there any simple methods? I dont care if it become regular base rock after the treatment

 

Welcome to 3reef!!

There are lots of methods of killing the aipstasia off. Putting the rock in the sun for a couple of days. Bleaching and then soaking in ro/di water with Ammonia remover for a couple of days. No matter what you do, make sure you cure in a separate container to ensure no Ammonia makes it into your current tank.

 

I'm all for bleaching rock before adding it to any system:

http://www.3reef.com/forums/blogs/otty/nuking-live-rock-67.html

 

Im having cold weather, so drying up is an issue. will baking it in a oven dry it clean? its just 1.5lb of rock

 

vinegar works.

 

That would likely stink up the house. Do you have a garage or another dry room that you could put it in to dry?

 

Not really i live in a apartment i guess i would put it outside to dry for a while
This drying would be perform after the bleaching for 3 days

 

I believe that Otty's method calls for bleaching for 3 days then a 3 day soak in "plain" ro water and then another 3 day soak in ro water mixed with baking soda.

 

be careful drying wet rock in cold. If it's freezing outside, it could crack and break the rock.

You can kill the nuisance directly, but I agree with others, better to just nuke the rock and be safe.

3 day soak in bleach water followed by 3 day soak in RO followed by 3 day soak in RO/DI is how I've been doing it. I let it dry for a couple weeks. In the winter, I used a fan inside. Once it's bleached, there isn't much smell any longer and can be dried in the house (IMO).

 

thx guys for all of the info. will these nuking method is recommended for all the new incoming live rock?