Live rock

[luvmyreef]

Hey all. So, when I took down the 180g tank, I bleached all of my live rock, dried it, and put it in storage containers. I am considering a new tank set up but do not want the same issues to arise from the rock. Is there anything else I can do to the rock to make sure it's safe? I am considering new rock but hate the thought of wasting what I have. Any thoughts?

 

[Teresa Quick]

if you bleached it and dried it, it should be fine to use.
maybe soak it in fresh water for a few days

 

[flower]

Hey all. So, when I took down the 180g tank, I bleached all of my live rock, dried it, and put it in storage containers. I am considering a new tank set up but do not want the same issues to arise from the rock. Is there anything else I can do to the rock to make sure it's safe? I am considering new rock but hate the thought of wasting what I have. Any thoughts?

Hi,

If you bleached the rock and dried it out, you now have dead base rock, which you can use without worries. I don't know what issues you had before, but aptasia, nor hair algae can survive that. To reset up your system, you will have to get new live rock to add to the dry dead rock, or ... If you don't want to add more rock, seed your tank with the tiny critters you need to keep the tank balanced, they will set up house in the dry rock, and make it live again.

 

[mr. limpid]

Hi,

If you bleached the rock and dried it out, you now have dead base rock, which you can use without worries. I don't know what issues you had before, but aptasia, nor hair algae can survive that. To reset up your system, you will have to get new live rock to add to the dry dead rock, or ... If you don't want to add more rock, seed your tank with the tiny critters you need to keep the tank balanced, they will set up house in the dry rock, and make it live again.

I total agree with flower and Teresa, make there is no bleach smell coming from the rocks. Add new live rock will seed your dead rock and add critters. but if you only want the bacteria you can by that in a bottle and it will seed your dead rock. It's always fun setting up a new display. I just added another 30lbs of live rock to my tank.