cleaning live rock

[decastro]

so im still on the process of buying live rock and i wanna clean every thing i buy am i crazy for doing that i just want everything to go as smooth as possible...i have got a small amount covered in green algae it looks like they are nice pieces but dont wanna thow it in like that still need alot more and u plan on cleaning the new stuff also and i was wondering the best way to do it thanks have a great day sdreefs

[jasonp87]

You can scrub it off with a brush in saltwater. That helps reduce the die off of beneficial bacteria in the rock that you would get from drying it or washing it in fresh water. After that you can leave it in the dark in circulated saltwater for a period to ensure the algae is gone.

[crabbysd]

a peroxide dip helps with the algae too. 5% or less in ro will do it. You may lose bugs though,
When you say clean, theres different levels. Like muriatic clean or algae clean, or algae bug all but the bacteria clean.

[decastro]

lol i want it clean clean lol

[decastro]

i still have to cycle the tank once i got all the rock

[crabbysd]

HAHAHA. The muriatic acid and drying method. Itll make it dead dead. But clean clean. It takes time and youll have to cycle it. you may as well get dry or fresh cured.
Fresh ro and peroxide @ 1 to 3% soak for 5 or ten minutes will kill algae and bugs and ich. not kill the cycle. will still take time of course to come up to speed.

me I like bugs. Bugs good. you can pull the brittle stars out of the fresh dip and they usually survive. bristles too. a higher concentration of peroxide to 10% will kill most everything but eggs but a longer dip will penetrate the rock and affect the good bacteria more., I would rinse like heck and soak in scripps before adding to a tank.
no guarantees of course as bugs are much smarter than we are.

[sushi]

small enough to boil in a big pot? that'll do em

[inthedeep2]

DO NOT BOIL ROCKS...
cooking means putting them outside in the sun to dry out...
do not ever boil rocks..

[decastro]

im not sure if there is any good bacteria or what not i just bought it off another guy on sd reef and its just covered in green algae probley a bad iead to use it ive had reef tanks befor just never bought rock that was covered in green algae i just picked up the tank ive always wanted got ecotech every thing so ive gone all out on it thought i would start collecting rock and first little bit i got was pretty ugly lol but nice shape and sizes just the growth on it is a bit iffy any opinions?

[sushi]

DO NOT BOIL ROCKS...
cooking means putting them outside in the sun to dry out...
do not ever boil rocks..

Why is that? Not to sound confrontational, I am just curious what could happen

[Rudyg308]

Do not boil, I believe there is an experience out there where a man tried to boil the live rock and ended up in the hospital along with his whole family that was I the house as well


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[sushi]

Do not boil, I believe there is an experience out there where a man tried to boil the live rock and ended up in the hospital along with his whole family that was I the house as well


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Haha!! what? what the heck, did it release toxic fumes?? that's nuts

[jasonp87]

Why is that? Not to sound confrontational, I am just curious what could happen

Boiling them releases and aerosolizes organic toxins in the rock, which are then ingested into your lungs by breathing.

[Rudyg308]

Yes, exactly, no joke,


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[sushi]

dang buddies. sorry for the deadly suggestion. I am really surprised by this. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2253493