bleach/cloroxed live rocks

[xiggie]

what happens to youy life rocks if u wash them with bleach/clorox then dry them in the sun .... can it still be used ....

[iewnehz]

you did that?

[tineng]

i think you might need to soak it in some sort of solution (de-clorindator???) before sunning them....can any expert verify that????

anyway, the way you treat them...i think they are dead already....

[xiggie]

got them from a friend .. his tank crashed and gave up ... washed all his LR with clorox and then dried them .. then gave them to me ... just wanna know how to treat them before they go into the tank ....

[Gouldian]

In fact there are still reefers that practice bleaching there rocks especially those that kept FLOWR & Seahorses. I use to keep Seahorses and frequent http://www.syngnathid.org

One of their moderators preach about the advantages of bleaching rockworks meant for the horses to hitch on - which we call hitches.

The reason they do this is because the demands are different from Reef tank, also they will only bleach hitches not Live Rock.

The trick is after you have breach your rocks you have to rinse it thoroughly and subsequently dry it under the sun. This will neutralize and remnant bleach.

[Guinness]

Ahhhh.... i bleached one of my dead corals from my early days to decorate my bookshelf. So can someone confirm it is safe to simply wash and sun before using it as deco for my exisiting tank?