sparkplug777 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hi everyone, I have a piece of live rock that was taken out of my tank and put in a pail of water(from tank as well). The pail has no powerhead in it. Can i just put the rock back in my tank now or do i need to "cook" the rock to make sure it is clean? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted July 14, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 14, 2009 How long has it been out of the tank? If it is not smelly, can put it back in as is. Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkplug777 Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share Posted July 14, 2009 How long has it been out of the tank? If it is not smelly, can put it back in as is. Thanks for the fast reply, binosage. It has been out for around 6 weeks. Didn't really smell anything. Do I have to brush it or clean it before I put it back? The reason why I took it out was because I thought that the dead coralline algae(do i need to remove them?) is giving me red slime problem. So that means that I can just treat it like a normal dead rock, is it? Thanks again. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted July 17, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 17, 2009 i think the rock should be clean properly before putting back in. some worms or other living organism might have got caught or trap into while the rock is out and died in it. better safe than sorry i guess. cheers =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkplug777 Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Hi big_ben102000, thanks for the info, any recommended way for cleaning? CHeers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member albinosage Posted July 18, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 18, 2009 Scrub with toothbrush. Sometimes I will spray it down with a hose to get rid of gunk trapped in the crevices, the worms and sometimes crabs will come out. That's what I do for newly bought liverocks la. Quote My 1.5ft nano cube My 24G nano tank (Decommed) I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it. -- Jack Handey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member big_ben102000 Posted July 19, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 19, 2009 Scrub with toothbrush. Sometimes I will spray it down with a hose to get rid of gunk trapped in the crevices, the worms and sometimes crabs will come out. That's what I do for newly bought liverocks la. yup i do that also haha... flush everything out. lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkplug777 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Thanks all for the reply. Will be putting it back in a few days time. CHeers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TayHongSiang Posted July 22, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 22, 2009 Btw..haha..just riding on this thread (paiseh)....can i add new live rocks into my current tank? will it cause a spike in nitrite or this new tank syn-da-drome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member davidluvfishes Posted July 22, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 22, 2009 "new live rocks' ... are these cured ones from other reefers? I think it shd be ok if the amount added in is little as compared to the current amount of rocks in the tank. I have done that before on few ocassions.. No impact to water condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TayHongSiang Posted July 22, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 22, 2009 "new live rocks' ... are these cured ones from other reefers? I think it shd be ok if the amount added in is little as compared to the current amount of rocks in the tank. I have done that before on few ocassions.. No impact to water condition. new live rocks from LFS ok? i just need to add one so that i can add more gems...hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member davidluvfishes Posted July 22, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted July 22, 2009 I dont think there will be any problem with it.. Did that many times... but make sure your rock is free from pests... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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