Freezing to Sterilize

[Biglurr54]

So I am toying the the idea of putting marine pure balls in my reefs sump so I have a constant supply of good bacteria for qt tanks. I'm currently using cheap ceramic rings and throwing then away. This adds up when you are qting alot.

My thought was could I use mp balls and when they come out of the qt, the get a fresh water bath. Then into the freezer to sterilize. After a week in the freezer they can go back into the sump.

Will freezing kill uronema, ich, velvet, or flukes?

 

[Big G]

I use bleach, rinse, rinse, rinse and then completely dry to remove bio-film; then vinegar, rinse, rinse, rinse and then completely dry to precipitate copper into a harmless form; and then if the equipment, marine pure, tank, etc. has had a particularly nasty disease in it, I use hydrogen peroixide, rinse, rinse, rinse and then completely dry. H2O2 completely destroys carbon based materials. It's one of the methods used in labs to sterilize.

 

[NoobReeefer]

ive been throwing around the idea of marine pure bio balls too since i have probably a dozen laying around but they are so dang porus id be afraid they would never dry....maybe you could just chuck em in the microwave to sterilize em lol

 

[Biglurr54]

Maybe bake them at 350 in the oven?

Uronema is tough I believe.