rush07
04/05/2015, 04:11 PM
A friend of mine is tearing down his tank due to an outbreak of red slime/Cyanobacteria. He offered to give me his 30 lbs. of live rock. The rock was completely covered with red slime. I brought it home and scrubbed it all the best I could and now have it by itself in a 29 gallon tank.
Question is.......Am I risking introducing the red slime into my tank? My plan was to scrub it all off and then "cure" it for a while in a tank with no light. Will this kill it all off? I would rather not boil it or "kill" the rock as under the red slime it is covered nicely with coralline and are really great pieces/shapes. His tank had been running for about 10 years.
Anyway, I certainly do not want to risk an outbreak in my tank. Thoughts?
Question is.......Am I risking introducing the red slime into my tank? My plan was to scrub it all off and then "cure" it for a while in a tank with no light. Will this kill it all off? I would rather not boil it or "kill" the rock as under the red slime it is covered nicely with coralline and are really great pieces/shapes. His tank had been running for about 10 years.
Anyway, I certainly do not want to risk an outbreak in my tank. Thoughts?