Nuked Rock

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  1. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    If I add 30 lbs recently nuked rock will it cause a spike?
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    nuked with couple cups of bleach in a 6 gallon bucket of water.
    soaked for 1 day with dechlorinator in bucket.
    dried in 95+ degree for 3 days (12 hours direct sun each day well into 100s)
    resoaked in fresh water 1 day
    resoaked again in dechlorinator 1 more day
    resoked now fresh water again
     
    Midnight_Madman, Jun 16, 2010
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  2. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    shouldnt cause a spike of anything if there isnt anything alive on the rock..
     
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  3. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Not true.

    Any organic material, whether dead or alive, will break down into ammonia.
     
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  4. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Yeh but the bleach bath should have taken care of that
     
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  5. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    I don't know for sure, but I thought bleach didn't break down organic compounds, just killed things.
     
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  6. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    Maybe pH. Test the soaked water's pH.
     
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  7. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    I have it sitting in the direct sun again. Strangely there are some house flys attracted to it.
    To me that can only mean there really still is "something" decaying
     
    Midnight_Madman, Jun 17, 2010
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  8. rayjay

    rayjay Gigas Clam

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    I boil mine but the same thing happens. Anything live is killed off, leaving dead decaying material behind that will produce ammonia.
    Cycle the rock separately before adding it to an established tank.
     
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  9. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    This is the real question...What is going on with tank you are putting the rock into. Is it new? cycled? or totally established?
     
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  10. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    Almost through its first cycle. Nothing in it yet, but critters that came with LR.
    Can I just add one piece a day? There's 2 chucks about 8" x 8"
    Also, how can I be 100% sure all the chlorine is gone? I am assuming it is. I tested with a quick dip strip.
     
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