live rock

buschwacker · 01/16/2006, 05:25 PM

I have aquired some live rock from a friend of mine but really don't know what chemicals that he used while his tank was up and running. The worry is that it he has used copper based or other stuff that could be harmful to coral or inverts. I don't know if I want to put the rock in my tank because of this. Is their anything that I could do like cook the rock to rid the rock of the chemicals so they don't excrete out later on?

rizkeeper · 01/16/2006, 06:00 PM

put in a tub with a poly filter

buschwacker · 01/16/2006, 06:32 PM

Not tring to sound stupid! What is a poly filter?

JimW · 01/16/2006, 06:42 PM

If he used copper, it could leach for a long time. Poly filter wouldnt stop this. only remove what is in the water column. If you can't find out for sure, might be best to pass on using in a reef system.

buschwacker · 01/16/2006, 06:50 PM

So thier isn't really much you can do about it huh! That's what I figured, just thought that I would ask. I guess I will have to pass along the rock to someone else. Thanks for the help

01/16/2006, 05:25 PM	#1
buschwacker Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 21	live rock I have aquired some live rock from a friend of mine but really don't know what chemicals that he used while his tank was up and running. The worry is that it he has used copper based or other stuff that could be harmful to coral or inverts. I don't know if I want to put the rock in my tank because of this. Is their anything that I could do like cook the rock to rid the rock of the chemicals so they don't excrete out later on?

01/16/2006, 06:00 PM	#2
rizkeeper Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 319	put in a tub with a poly filter

01/16/2006, 06:32 PM	#3
buschwacker Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 21	Not tring to sound stupid! What is a poly filter?

01/16/2006, 06:42 PM	#4
JimW Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 290	If he used copper, it could leach for a long time. Poly filter wouldnt stop this. only remove what is in the water column. If you can't find out for sure, might be best to pass on using in a reef system.

01/16/2006, 06:50 PM	#5
buschwacker Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 21	So thier isn't really much you can do about it huh! That's what I figured, just thought that I would ask. I guess I will have to pass along the rock to someone else. Thanks for the help