How to keep artificial rock clean?

240gallons · 02/07/2018, 04:56 PM

I converted by 125 to officially tank. I put artificial Walt Smith Rock in. I don't think I can pull it out and bleach it. I've also used copper in the tank so no invertebrates.

Other than scrubbing with a brush is there any other way to keep the rock clean? There is no hair algae but just Brown slime build up.

There's got to be a magic pill out there ..lol.

What about chemi Clean

HBtank · 02/07/2018, 05:53 PM

Less light

But withstanding biological control, and assuming you do not intend to have extravagant nutrient control on a fish only tank, reduce the lighting to the minimum needed for viewing (and fish sanity).

And "brown slime" may indicate that it may be a bit more involved than that (i.e. dinos or cyano)

240gallons · 02/07/2018, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HBtank

Less light

But withstanding biological control, and assuming you do not intend to have extravagant nutrient control on a fish only tank, reduce the lighting to the minimum needed for viewing (and fish sanity).

And "brown slime" may indicate that it may be a bit more involved than that (i.e. dinos or cyano)

well hot dang! I guess I dont need to run a 8 hour lift cycle anymore...lol.
why didn't I think of that?

what about chemiclean to breakdown organics?

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02/07/2018, 04:56 PM	#1
240gallons Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 258	How to keep artificial rock clean? I converted by 125 to officially tank. I put artificial Walt Smith Rock in. I don't think I can pull it out and bleach it. I've also used copper in the tank so no invertebrates. Other than scrubbing with a brush is there any other way to keep the rock clean? There is no hair algae but just Brown slime build up. There's got to be a magic pill out there ..lol. What about chemi Clean Last edited by 240gallons; 02/07/2018 at 06:29 PM.

02/07/2018, 05:53 PM	#2
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	Less light But withstanding biological control, and assuming you do not intend to have extravagant nutrient control on a fish only tank, reduce the lighting to the minimum needed for viewing (and fish sanity). And "brown slime" may indicate that it may be a bit more involved than that (i.e. dinos or cyano) __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA