how long? (live rock question)

seanmc980 · 11/07/2009, 12:54 PM

Say I took out a 10lb piece of live rock from my DT and put it in a bucket of RO water,how long do you think it would take for everything on and in it to die?

flying_dutchman · 11/07/2009, 01:44 PM

Why?

seanmc980 · 11/07/2009, 02:07 PM

I didn't really want to get into a big discussion on why, just need to get rid way too many pests. I don't want to bleach my tank and I don't have the room to let 100lbs of rock dry out or cook. So, anyone know if all RO would do the trick?

olemiss reb · 11/07/2009, 02:39 PM

Soak it in water with a salinity of 1.035 or higher, this will force out all critters pods, worms. crabs... while not killing the bacteria. Doesn't affect nonmotiles such as aiptasia though.

seanmc980 · 11/07/2009, 04:37 PM

Will this work for flat worms,hydroids and spaghetti worms?

arredondojason · 11/07/2009, 06:11 PM

i didnt think spaghetti worms were bad. there is a nudi out there that eats flatworms and that is it i dont remember the name off the top of my head.

olemiss reb · 11/07/2009, 07:27 PM

Should work on the worms, never had hydroids so I don't know. Velvet nudibranches(the cool black and blue ones) will destroy a flatworm problem. I'd dip and get the nudibranch simply because if a single flatworm survives the dip your right back where you started.

11/07/2009, 12:54 PM	#1
seanmc980 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 97	how long? (live rock question) Say I took out a 10lb piece of live rock from my DT and put it in a bucket of RO water,how long do you think it would take for everything on and in it to die?

11/07/2009, 02:07 PM	#3
seanmc980 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 97	why not I didn't really want to get into a big discussion on why, just need to get rid way too many pests. I don't want to bleach my tank and I don't have the room to let 100lbs of rock dry out or cook. So, anyone know if all RO would do the trick?

11/07/2009, 01:44 PM	#2
flying_dutchman Moved On Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,319	Why?

11/07/2009, 02:39 PM	#4
olemiss reb Molon Labe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,550	Soak it in water with a salinity of 1.035 or higher, this will force out all critters pods, worms. crabs... while not killing the bacteria. Doesn't affect nonmotiles such as aiptasia though.

11/07/2009, 04:37 PM	#5
seanmc980 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 97	Will this work for flat worms,hydroids and spaghetti worms?

11/07/2009, 06:11 PM	#6
arredondojason Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 988	i didnt think spaghetti worms were bad. there is a nudi out there that eats flatworms and that is it i dont remember the name off the top of my head.

11/07/2009, 07:27 PM	#7
olemiss reb Molon Labe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,550	Should work on the worms, never had hydroids so I don't know. Velvet nudibranches(the cool black and blue ones) will destroy a flatworm problem. I'd dip and get the nudibranch simply because if a single flatworm survives the dip your right back where you started.