Cleaning Old coral

jhs · 02/19/2008, 10:29 AM

I'm Going to set up a fish only tank and have several nice big pieces of old coral that I want to use in the new tank.

They are very dirty and was wondering the best way to clean these w/out having them bleach anything bad back into the water.

They look pretty yellow, but are nice big pieces that would be
a compliment to the tank.

jhs · 02/20/2008, 08:39 AM

Surely someone has an anawer for this question.....

landlord · 02/20/2008, 09:18 AM

I have a fish only tank that uses some large dead coral skeletons as decoration. The filtration on the tank is crap so every month or so I have to remove the coral skeletons and I personally soak them in a mix of bleach and water. Like one cup of bleach to an entire stationary tub full of boiling water.

This combination eats through all the nasty algae that builds up on the skeltons. It will probably work in your case as well.

BE SURE TO RINSE WELL --Yes I am screaming becuase it is important. Rinse Rinse Rinse, and the rinse again before you put this back into the tank. Do this at your own risk. Bleach + Fish = Death so RINSE.

Good Luck --landlord

jhs · 02/20/2008, 09:20 AM

Thanks Landlord...Will give it a shot.....

02/19/2008, 10:29 AM	#1
jhs Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ks. Posts: 117	Cleaning Old coral I'm Going to set up a fish only tank and have several nice big pieces of old coral that I want to use in the new tank. They are very dirty and was wondering the best way to clean these w/out having them bleach anything bad back into the water. They look pretty yellow, but are nice big pieces that would be a compliment to the tank. __________________ Signatures???? We don't need no stinkin signatures.... Current Tank Info: 29gal reef 65gal reef

02/20/2008, 08:39 AM	#2
jhs Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ks. Posts: 117	Surely someone has an anawer for this question..... __________________ Signatures???? We don't need no stinkin signatures.... Current Tank Info: 29gal reef 65gal reef

02/20/2008, 09:18 AM	#3
landlord Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alexandria, KY Posts: 1,937	I have a fish only tank that uses some large dead coral skeletons as decoration. The filtration on the tank is crap so every month or so I have to remove the coral skeletons and I personally soak them in a mix of bleach and water. Like one cup of bleach to an entire stationary tub full of boiling water. This combination eats through all the nasty algae that builds up on the skeltons. It will probably work in your case as well. BE SURE TO RINSE WELL --Yes I am screaming becuase it is important. Rinse Rinse Rinse, and the rinse again before you put this back into the tank. Do this at your own risk. Bleach + Fish = Death so RINSE. Good Luck --landlord __________________ Forget the Turtle Man, you got the Coral Man Live Action Fragging! Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon SPS Reef (Sump, Fuge, Skimmer, CX reactor, Chemical filtration, Overflow) by Lifereef, 2x400W 20K Radiums on IceCaps, 2x39W T5 "For fun", RK2, 4x Tunze 6055, Aqua Logic 1/3 HP Chiller, DIY RO/DI ATO 2-Part via Litermeter. Lotsa Clownfish

02/20/2008, 09:20 AM	#4
jhs Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Ks. Posts: 117	Thanks Landlord...Will give it a shot..... __________________ Signatures???? We don't need no stinkin signatures.... Current Tank Info: 29gal reef 65gal reef