Peroxide dippin

[jaylensdad06]

Looking for advise on cleaning my dead rock. The rock I pulled out of my wifes tank I like and want to use it In my 40 breeder setup. It was covered in gha and photosynthetic flatworms. I scrubbed the rock as best I can and it's been sitting outside for a week or so...next step is to peroxide dip them and then start em cycling in a brute. I haven't had any luck on exact ways to do it...I found 4 to 1 water to peroxide..but for how long? A few hours a few days? And how long should I let it dry out before putting in salt to start cycling? Any advise would be awsome...

[JonezNReef]

A cheaper way I used was cleaning mine in a vinegar and water bath for a few hours and then pressure washed it. Cleaned it back to its original white dry rock color. I know with spot treating live rock with 3% peroxide you use a 4/1 ratio but not sure about a bath for dead rock. Might have to get industrial strength for that

[jaylensdad06]

I'm just trying to clean it so I can start fresh with no pests.

[Nola Bear]

I've read that people will use muriatic acid too. Doesn't seem worth it to me though unless I had a lot of it that I wanted to reuse.

[anbosu]

You can use bleach, vinegar, or muriatic acid. I would not use a combination of bleach & muriatic acid unless you want to potentially die. I wouldn't expect hydrogen peroxide to do much compared to the other options listed.

[risin]

Be careful with acids, there is potential to compromise the strength of the rock. Probably not an issue if the rock is dense, but can really mess up fragile pieces.

[Reeferman1019]

just dipped a Zoa frag plug with GHA in tank water and hydrogen peroxide 4:1 ratio and it worked...bleach, vinegar will also work


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[jaylensdad06]

I ended up just soaking the rocks in a tub with water n vinegar and a powerhead. I'm guessing I don't have to let it dry too long since I only used vinegar before I start to cycle the rocks.