Anyone bleach their live rock before?

[erikokelf]

Thinking of reusing my current live rock for my new setup, but my current rock is infested with hair algae and many other algae.

Thought of killing the live rock using bleach.

Any kind advise on killing my live rock completely will be helpful.

Thank!

[digibee]

Hi bro, you can just soak the rock in hot water for a few minutes; then leave it out in the sun for a few days.

Don't use chemical.

Everything will die off!!

Cheers!

[Gouldian]

Thinking of reusing my current live rock for my new setup, but my current rock is infested with hair algae and many other algae.

Thought of killing the live rock using bleach.

Any kind advise on killing my live rock completely will be helpful.

Thank!

I have struggled with Aiptasia a couple of years back. Here's what I did:

1) Remove all LR to be sun-dried

2) Discard LS

3) Bleach entire tank include pumps and pipe works

I would bleach LR as it will sting to high heavens. I think sun-dried is good enough as the beneficial bacteria and microbes will survive deep in the rock while the nuisance at the surface is killed.

If I were you, I will just cooked the rocks.

[erikokelf]

Ic many thanks for the advise. But I'm kinda sceptical about boiling it because I have read online that it might "explode" due to pressure.

Also thinking how to Sun dry as I'm staying hdb without balcony haha.

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[solasido]

why not just buy Sea urchin and astrea snails to eat all the algae?

then as long as NO3 and PO4 are maintained at low level, they should be kept at bay.

[solasido]

oh, i think probably your LR is not limited only to green hair algae but other types which Sea Urchin/Snails may not have appetite on.

[erikokelf]

Yes also aiptasia. I figure out best way is to restart since I'm intended to buy a new tank. Also give my 4 year old clown pair a cleaner home haha.

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[stevenchia]

Please note that if u use boiling water make sure the rock is free of zoas. Zoas in boiling water will give out toxic vapor together with steam. Once inhale, you might be poison and need to be hospitalize.

[erikokelf]

Please note that if u use boiling water make sure the rock is free of zoas. Zoas in boiling water will give out toxic vapor together with steam. Once inhale, you might be poison and need to be hospitalize.

Wow that sounds scary. Thanks for the advise.

If thats the case i think i will go for bleach.

[Terryz_]

Just leave it to dry in the open can liao.. No need to really put it under the sun..

[Gouldian]

Ic many thanks for the advise. But I'm kinda sceptical about boiling it because I have read online that it might "explode" due to pressure.

Also thinking how to Sun dry as I'm staying hdb without balcony haha.

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Cooking LRs is not boiling them, please read herewith for more info on the Cooking of LR:

http://www.remsreef.com/2010/04/cooking-live-rock.html

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f197/live-rock-cooking-cleaning-etc-85065.html

http://www.livestockusa.org/CURING.html

http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/f124/cooking-live-rock-27913/

Hope that help.

[stevenchia]

Good info. Now i know cooking live rocks. Next time u know i will be cooking my fishes..

[Gouldian]

Good info. Now i know cooking live rocks. Next time u know i will be cooking my fishes..

[erikokelf]

Cooking LRs is not boiling them, please read herewith for more info on the Cooking of LR:

http://www.remsreef....-live-rock.html

http://www.thereefta...-etc-85065.html

http://www.livestock...org/CURING.html

http://www.reeffront...ive-rock-27913/

Hope that help.

Yes thats really helpful.

Many thanks for your help cheers!

[tqut]

I soak all my rocks in bleach for one day and then dry them before soaking them in vinegar for 2hrs, followed by soaking in RODI water for a few days before I use them in tank.

One thing to note is, once you soak in vinegar, the rocks will be very brittle as the vinegar acid will dissolve the rock walls.

This may seem like a long process, but if you are patient (and lazy) like me, you won't even notice how fast the days go by. I do each process after work in the evening.