Killing Live Rock

Discussion in 'Live Rock' started by medhatreefguy, Jun 13, 2009.

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  1. medhatreefguy

    medhatreefguy Fire Worm

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    A friend of mine just gave me his 90 Gallon FOWLR tank and while the thought was appreciated I wouldn't consider the rock fit to put in any tank. He had a collection of aptasia like I've never seen before. The rock was also covered in hair algea and bristle worms. I want to kill off everything on the rocks and start over, what is the best way to do this? Right now I just have them sitting in plastic totes. Should I use bleach and water, or should I just scrub them by hand to get the excess off?
     
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  2. PJSATC86

    PJSATC86 Flamingo Tongue

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    I would use bleach and water to make sure all of that stuff is dead, and then just rinse it in ro water. No reason to take any chances.
     
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  3. n1sm0r

    n1sm0r Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I'm in the same position right now. I bought a big batch of live rock only to find aiptasia on a few of the pieces. One was absolutely covered in tube worms. I just let mine sit in a bucket of freshwater for a couple days and I can already see the tube worms "sagging" out of their holes, so they're probably dead. Gonna leave it in the bucket of freshwater for another 1-2 weeks. Is bleach safe to use? Wouldn't it get absorbed by the rock and slowly leech out in your display tank?
     
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