Rock Question
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passion4reef
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bleach it for 2 months in a tub with water and a gallon of bleach. dump the water out and fill again with clean hot water and water conditioner\ declorinator. let sit for a few more days then let dry in the sun for a few days. this will get rid of all the death and make them new again. i wouldnt just put them into the tank it might send it into a cycle and spike the nitrates. they look pretty dirty and *****
Rockadile
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You dont want to do that. Put it in a tub with water and flow for a month doing regular water changes and tests. You put it in a established tank you may end up with a cycle.
GregAW
Active Member
This rock came out of this tank just allowed to dry. I wasn't sure about using it since I had enough coral/live rock to replace it with. I'm not sure what this is but I think it's lava.
erikjphillips
Community Member
i got about 75 lbs of dry rock from someone on craigslist and he said it would be fine to just add it right in. i cycled it and am i happy i did. if i had not cycled it, it would have nuked my tank. better off safe than sorry.
GregAW
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I could bleach it for a few days but this has been my rock. I think my main concern if the rock itself could be a hazard. Like I said it was in my 55 marine tank and when I upgraded tot he 100 gallon I got enough coral rock to not need to use this but now I want to use it because of the shapes.
jtgordon20
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If it came from another tank it will have die off, etc. So I would not put in an established tank. Either cycles by itself or do one of the bleaching methods already stated.
KoleTang
Valuable Member
Once it is out of the water for that long everything dies. It becomes an ammonia factory.
I don't understand what you mean by the rock itself being possibly dangerous. Care to elaborate?
I don't understand what you mean by the rock itself being possibly dangerous. Care to elaborate?
