Cleaning not so live rock

j-man the skater-man · 10-15-2007, 07:02 PM

i got some more of the best kind of rock. the FREE kind.....but what i didnt know before i picked it up was that it has been sitting in a bucket of fresh water for a week or 2 and is covered in green slime. My question is how do i clean the slime off so that i can safely use it in my saltwater tank? Is a pressure washer a little much?? lol

thanks jason

Damon · 10-15-2007, 07:07 PM

I would scrub it clean with sw. Then I would let it sit in a sw tub and powerhead for a week. Then if all looks good, add it to my tank

CollegeReefer · 10-17-2007, 06:17 PM

scrub scrub scrub till your arms and hands can't take no more then do as osiris said and put into a bucked of sw with powerhead.

10-15-2007, 07:02 PM	#1
j-man the skater-man invert freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: whiteville NC Age: 18 Posts: 345	Cleaning not so live rock i got some more of the best kind of rock. the FREE kind.....but what i didnt know before i picked it up was that it has been sitting in a bucket of fresh water for a week or 2 and is covered in green slime. My question is how do i clean the slime off so that i can safely use it in my saltwater tank? Is a pressure washer a little much?? lol thanks jason

10-15-2007, 07:07 PM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,972	I would scrub it clean with sw. Then I would let it sit in a sw tub and powerhead for a week. Then if all looks good, add it to my tank __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

10-17-2007, 06:17 PM	#3
CollegeReefer Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stevens Pont, Wisconsin Age: 23 Posts: 391	scrub scrub scrub till your arms and hands can't take no more then do as osiris said and put into a bucked of sw with powerhead. __________________ CollegeReefer

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