Got Free LR

BuckeyeFan · 04/05/2011, 02:14 PM

A guy I do Biz with gave me some free LR . Well went pick it up today and it looks pretty nasty. So is there a good way to clean it ? I really do not wanna add it to my tank the way it look. Guess i'm scared it would crash my tank. if you seen his tank you would under stand why I'm worried about just adding it to my tank.... Thanks Eric

JoeRonda · 04/05/2011, 02:30 PM

Do you have like a 29 gal. you can use for a holding tank? I would scrub it with a toothbrush that is only for aquarium use. Also if the guys tank is kind of "iffy" I definitely would not put it in my Display Tank. Put it in a holding tank and test for Ammonia and all that to see if anything dead is rotting on it. Good Luck!

BuckeyeFan · 04/05/2011, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeRonda

Do you have like a 29 gal. you can use for a holding tank? I would scrub it with a toothbrush that is only for aquarium use. Also if the guys tank is kind of "iffy" I definitely would not put it in my Display Tank. Put it in a holding tank and test for Ammonia and all that to see if anything dead is rotting on it. Good Luck!

I have a 30 gal but it's not set up.I'm gonna make a sump out of. And my 10 gal qt is housing some fish....

JoeRonda · 04/05/2011, 02:58 PM

It sounded like I said to scrub the tank with a toothbrush. LOL I would get another tank and use it for the liverock holding tank, and after you use it for that you can use it for a quarantine tank. I like a 29 gal for this purpose, it is a good size for almost any fish you can buy.

Uncle Salty 05 · 04/05/2011, 03:32 PM

Go to Target or Wal-Mart and get a big plastic bin large enough to hold all of it. Put enough saltwater in there to cover the LR, give each piece a good swishing when you put it in. Let it set in darkness for a few days (topping off with RO/DI daily) with a powerhead for aeration and repeat as needed until you feel the rock is safe.
Being able to submerge the rock in a glass tank is nice so can inspect it well for aptasias and such so you can remove them before you put the rock in your DT. Unless they are big pieces a cheap 5.5 gallon tank will work.
Good luck!

fishboii · 04/05/2011, 06:19 PM

wash it with vinegar?

Uncle Salty 05 · 04/06/2011, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by fishboii

wash it with vinegar?

NO!
If you wash/rinse it anything other than salt/tank water it will kill everything on it and you might as well get dry rock.

BuckeyeFan · 04/06/2011, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Salty 05

Go to Target or Wal-Mart and get a big plastic bin large enough to hold all of it. Put enough saltwater in there to cover the LR, give each piece a good swishing when you put it in. Let it set in darkness for a few days (topping off with RO/DI daily) with a powerhead for aeration and repeat as needed until you feel the rock is safe.
Being able to submerge the rock in a glass tank is nice so can inspect it well for aptasias and such so you can remove them before you put the rock in your DT. Unless they are big pieces a cheap 5.5 gallon tank will work.
Good luck!

Thank you for the input..Worked out great had a rubber tub in the basement it's all set up now with the LR in it ....Thanks again

Uncle Salty 05 · 04/07/2011, 06:23 AM

Glad to help.
Free live rock is worth a little effort.

04/05/2011, 02:14 PM	#1
BuckeyeFan Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 70	Got Free LR A guy I do Biz with gave me some free LR . Well went pick it up today and it looks pretty nasty. So is there a good way to clean it ? I really do not wanna add it to my tank the way it look. Guess i'm scared it would crash my tank. if you seen his tank you would under stand why I'm worried about just adding it to my tank.... Thanks Eric

04/05/2011, 03:32 PM	#5
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Go to Target or Wal-Mart and get a big plastic bin large enough to hold all of it. Put enough saltwater in there to cover the LR, give each piece a good swishing when you put it in. Let it set in darkness for a few days (topping off with RO/DI daily) with a powerhead for aeration and repeat as needed until you feel the rock is safe. Being able to submerge the rock in a glass tank is nice so can inspect it well for aptasias and such so you can remove them before you put the rock in your DT. Unless they are big pieces a cheap 5.5 gallon tank will work. Good luck! __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

04/07/2011, 06:23 AM	#9
Uncle Salty 05 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 3,799	Glad to help. Free live rock is worth a little effort. __________________ In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure. Knowledge and reason, change like the season. A jester's promenade. - Kerry Livgren Current Tank Info: 180 gal reef tank with dual attached refugiums 20 long and 10 gallon. Plus 55 gallon True Percula breeding tank.

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04/05/2011, 02:30 PM	#2
JoeRonda Made in the U.S.A. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington,PA Posts: 694	Do you have like a 29 gal. you can use for a holding tank? I would scrub it with a toothbrush that is only for aquarium use. Also if the guys tank is kind of "iffy" I definitely would not put it in my Display Tank. Put it in a holding tank and test for Ammonia and all that to see if anything dead is rotting on it. Good Luck!

04/05/2011, 02:58 PM	#4
JoeRonda Made in the U.S.A. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington,PA Posts: 694	It sounded like I said to scrub the tank with a toothbrush. LOL I would get another tank and use it for the liverock holding tank, and after you use it for that you can use it for a quarantine tank. I like a 29 gal for this purpose, it is a good size for almost any fish you can buy.

04/05/2011, 06:19 PM	#6
fishboii Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 163	wash it with vinegar?