Rocks on clorox with water

Hi,

I had to bleach some base rocks covered with algae and I was wondering what's the proper process to clean before I introduce it back to the tank ?

YJ

 

I copied and pasted this from Otty's blog page:

Recipe I was taught for nuking (cleaning) Live Rock
1. Soak rock in 50/50 Bleach and water solution for 3 days.
2. Soak rock for next 3 days in RO water if possible but tap is ok
3. Soak rock in RO/DI water and Baking soda for 3 days to neutralize the bleach. For a 30g trash can I use 4 lbs. of Baking soda.
4. Let rock sit outside in sun for 2 weeks turning the rock to make sure all water is out of holes. If cold out side I have put in my garage with a fan on the rock for about 1.5 weeks and still turn rock every day.

Last couple times I nuked rock I was not ready to add to tank when I was complete so I mixed some SW and added the rock with some PH's and heat to kick start a cycle until I was ready to add to the tank.

This will ensure you are not adding anything in your tank that you don't want, just like getting base rock. It will become live rock once it is seeded.

 

+1 to reeron. I used this formula to nuke 25lbs rock that I have in my tank for 6 months now with no problems.

 

thanks guys