Nuking live rock

I recently bought some live rock for my tank while waiting on my base rock to get here and I noticed some hitchhikers in the bucket. I dont want anything from the other tank. Will just using vinegar work or should I used bleach.

 

You are going to have to recure the rock again. If you do not need it quickly just letting it sit in fresh water with some type of flow and then scrubbing off the rock works well. Some use Muriatic acid vs bleach here is a link.
Muriatic acid for live rock - Reef Central Online Community

 

John Maloney of Reefcleaners.org recommends microwaving the rocks to nuke them!!!

I would say microwave follow by freshwater rinse would do the trick - and without using acids or bleaches.

 

Do you about how long to micro them, I bought my base rock from jon. He is an amazing customer service example on how to conduct a business.

 

Well if you got the Florida Reef rock - you really only need to wash it at best - there is really no growth on it from my experience and from what I have heard other people say. Old base rock my have a lot of undesireables on it tho.

I am not quite sure how long to nuke it - you can search on this forum or even PM John - he might take a day or two to get back to you as he spends a lot of time on the water. But he will get back to you . . .

 

Ok thanks. I will try to send him a message. Thank you for your help.

 

Can you post his reply? I'd like to know how long to leave in the microwave. I have some nuking to do soon.

thanks!

 

I just bleached a bunch of rock and just popped it back in the tank. I needed to kill aiptasia and some nasty gha algae. Bleaching always works very well for me, never had an issue yet.

 

Jon said about 40sec in a microwave in tupperware with a lid

 

hitchhikers? I think a good idea is to raise salinity to like 1.035-1.040