How can I start over with my Live rock?

kookerson · 08/23/2008, 04:42 PM

Im going to be moving up to a 40br in the next couple weeks, and I really dont like whats going on with my LR.......mainly a whole lotta aptaisia and caulurpa. Is there a way to pretty much wipe it clean and start over? I was thinking about soaking it in fresh water for a week or 2 then letting it dry out.........

royaldude · 08/23/2008, 04:56 PM

Hi, thee has been some disscussion on here wrt "cooking your live rock. This may be what you are looking for. I have never done it myself but there is quite a bit of information and it sounds like it will get rid quite a few of the nasties but for the apitasia you may need to do some manual removal.

Agu · 08/23/2008, 06:27 PM

Depends on how much rock and how bad it is. I've selectivelly removed rock with macro algae, aiptasi or hydroids and done the fresh water/dry it out treatment. Works if you don't mind creating base rock.

I've also cleaned out ugly rock by blasting it with a turkey baster, removing what I can and putting upside down in a new tank with the nasties buried in the sand.

08/23/2008, 04:42 PM	#1
kookerson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,017	How can I start over with my Live rock? Im going to be moving up to a 40br in the next couple weeks, and I really dont like whats going on with my LR.......mainly a whole lotta aptaisia and caulurpa. Is there a way to pretty much wipe it clean and start over? I was thinking about soaking it in fresh water for a week or 2 then letting it dry out.........

08/23/2008, 06:27 PM	#3
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	Depends on how much rock and how bad it is. I've selectivelly removed rock with macro algae, aiptasi or hydroids and done the fresh water/dry it out treatment. Works if you don't mind creating base rock. I've also cleaned out ugly rock by blasting it with a turkey baster, removing what I can and putting upside down in a new tank with the nasties buried in the sand. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

08/23/2008, 04:56 PM	#2
royaldude Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: london on Posts: 43	Hi, thee has been some disscussion on here wrt "cooking your live rock. This may be what you are looking for. I have never done it myself but there is quite a bit of information and it sounds like it will get rid quite a few of the nasties but for the apitasia you may need to do some manual removal.