Making Old Rock Look New

[blue dog]

I just received 300 pounds of old use rock, looks real bad.
how would i wash it and brighten it up (still wet)

 

[GHill762]

if it's still wet and hasn't completely died off then it's live rock, you don't want it to look "new"

where did you get the rock? pics?

 

[blue dog]

somebody was tearing down their tank, so worked out a deal for the rock (almost stole them)
do not know how to post pics yet. I think just to safe i should recure them?

 

[GHill762]

Letting it cycle for a while wouldn't be a bad idea. You can scrub it too. But unless you specifically want dry dead rock I wouldn't do much more. What are you doing with this rock? Adding to an existing system or starting a new tank?

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[blue dog]

I setting up a 265g tank from scratch

 

[blue dog]

can dead rock be brought back to life

 

[GHill762]

Yeah, it's just like starting with dry rock. There are advantages to both. With dry rock you won't have unwanted hitchhikers, with live rock you will have increased biodiversity and imo a more natural tank. Dry will become live after a while, but if you go that route you will need to dry and clean the rock properly.

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[GHill762]

If it were me I would use it as-is (maybe a little scrubbing to clean it up) unless there are major issues with algae or pest anemones..

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[revhtree Verified Admin]

Does it have a lot of algae on it?

 

[Rayzback]

How long till you're ready for the rock? I'm not a big fan of inheriting someone elses problems. I'd "cook" it myself. I've had pretty good success with this in the past.

 

[blue dog]

Thanks for your reply, I have a few back, but i think i have to agree with you on this on. Just
means i will have to do a full cycle. Getting pretty itchy to get started on this project