Best way to Clean Dead Live rock ??

[Chewy]

Whats the best way to clean Dead Live rock ... rock looks awesome .... little worms and such on it ... I am not going to use it yet whats the best way to clean it ... It doesn't appear to have algae on or anything ... please help ,,,

 

[reeffreak]

Put it in fresh rodi water, chane out water in container few times a week, test for po4 and when you see po4 levels down to zero your good. Give the rocks a good scrub  with a toothbrush a few times while it's sitting in the rodi water.

 

[Chewy]

Thank you

 

[unibob]

I would just scrub and rinse. Most of the stuff off that rock will fall right off.

 

[reeffreak]

I would just scrub and rinse. Most of the stuff off that rock will fall right off.

Not true, if the rock was  live at one time and is now dead it will be full of po4, scrubbing and rinsing will only remove what you scrubbed off. The rock would still leach whatever is inside the pourouse holes, hence letting it sit in fresh rodi water to rinse it ALL out.

 

[unibob]

Oh I was taking as how to get all the dead crap off before you soak it.

 

[reeffreak]

Ahh, sorry Jerry, I misunderstood.... ya that would be a good plan scrub it off before your initial first rinse and just to be safe I would scrub it every time you replace the water in the bucket or whatever you have it in.

 

[unibob]

Ahh, sorry Jerry, I misunderstood.... ya that would be a good plan scrub it off before your initial first rinse and just to be safe I would scrub it every time you replace the water in the bucket or whatever you have it in.

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