Best way to kill rock

[sharkbait]

I need to kill some aptasia and maybe bryopsis. Anyone have a great and easy way to do this? I am thinking of boiling the rock? Let me here some ideas. The only thing I know I do not want to do is bleach the rock as I need to use the rock fairly soon.

 

[qasimja]

maybe kindly ask the aiptasia to leave?

 

[mufret]

Hydrogen Peroxide

 

[thanh386]

Beer

 

[myvwrock]

set it outside for a few days.

 

[sharkbait]

myVWrock;664505 wrote: set it outside for a few days.

time is another constraint...

 

[cr500_af]

I personally use bleach water... just did a batch (and wanted to be REAL sure) so it got 4 repeated cycles of bleach soak/rinse/dry thoroughly in the sun.

If time is a problem, I'd say 30% bleach solution, soak overnight, rinse the daylights out of it with RO, do a last rinse with RO and Prime, then dry completely.

 

[sharkbait]

cr500_af;664525 wrote: I personally use bleach water... just did a batch (and wanted to be REAL sure) so it got 4 repeated cycles of bleach soak/rinse/dry thoroughly in the sun.

If time is a problem, I'd say 30% bleach solution, soak overnight, rinse the daylights out of it with RO, do a last rinse with RO and Prime, then dry completely.

yeah im just afraid of not getting all the bleach out....

 

[qasimja]

i was about to say is bleach safe to be in your tank

 

[sharkbait]

Qasimja;664539 wrote: i was about to say is bleach safe to be in your tank

yeah thats a major no....

 

[atlweb]

Boiling water worked well for me. I just had it soak in it for about 30 minutes and then let it air out before putting it back in the water. Killed everything on it.

 

[sharkbait]

atlweb;664555 wrote: Boiling water worked well for me. I just had it soak in it for about 30 minutes and then let it air out before putting it back in the water. Killed everything on it.

This is the route I have been thinking of doing. Does the water have to be in a constant boiling state?

 

[atlweb]

Sharkbait;664556 wrote: This is the route I have been thinking of doing. Does the water have to be in a constant boiling state?

Nope. Just put it in a some sort of bucket or container that won't melt. I just boiled two large pots of water and put the infected live rock in the bucket. Then I poured the boiling water on the rocks in the container. As you keep boiling more hot water, just keep pouring it on until it completely covers the rock and let it set.

Just be careful it doesn't melt the bucket!

 

[sharkbait]

atlweb;664571 wrote: Nope. Just put it in a some sort of bucket or container that won't melt. I just boiled two large pots of water and put the infected live rock in the bucket. Then I poured the boiling water on the rocks in the container. As you keep boiling more hot water, just keep pouring it on until it completely covers the rock and let it set.

Just be careful it doesn't melt the bucket!

Thanks, looks like I will be burning some rock up tomorrow...

 

[legalreefer]

I wish I went this route. Im paranoid I didnt get all the bleach out :unsure:

 

[lurpee]

In my experience, Hydrogen Peroxide, is a great way to spot treat problem areas ona rock without killing everything on the rock. I haven`t tried it on aptasia, but it has worked on a lot of other pests that I wanted to get rid of without nuking the rock.

 

[lilrobb]

Guys,

Chloride is not a stable element - if given the chance it reacts with pretty much anything (hence it's use to kill stuff).
When used with our rocks the only residue is gonna be NaCl (salt)...

No harm to our tanks - if dried our after the beaching.

 

[butch]

I have soaked plenty of rocks for freshwater tanks in bleach and have even used bleach to sanitize a tank. Just make sure you soak it in clean water for 24 hours with a liberal amount of Prime and you will be good.

 

[mojo]

LilRobb;664737 wrote: Guys,

Chloride is not a stable element - if given the chance it reacts with pretty much anything (hence it's use to kill stuff).
When used with our rocks the only residue is gonna be NaCl (salt)...

No harm to our tanks - if dried our after the beaching.

LilRobb is right - the chlorine will dissociate in no time. In fact, if you leave a bucket of tap water out for a few days, there won't be much chlorine left in it.

You're fine with bleach -I've used it multiple times without any issue.

 

[spiderman097]

You could bake it....