HELP - scrubing live rock

henryjd · 06/26/2007, 07:02 PM

Hello,
I have been doing mini water changes - 5gal in and 5gal out and then scrubbing my live rock in the old water to remove algea.
I can only scrub a few rocks before it is too dirty to do more. If I scrub the rocks in the kitchen sink (don't tell my wife)...and then put them back in salt water - how much will I mess up the bacteria?

kuoka · 06/26/2007, 07:08 PM

If you have good enough flow you can take a toothbrush to it while it's in the tank. That's what I do.

henryjd · 06/26/2007, 07:12 PM

I am trying to export as much algea as possible - just so I do not fill my overflow and sump with it.

06/26/2007, 07:02 PM	#1
henryjd Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 106	HELP - scrubing live rock Hello, I have been doing mini water changes - 5gal in and 5gal out and then scrubbing my live rock in the old water to remove algea. I can only scrub a few rocks before it is too dirty to do more. If I scrub the rocks in the kitchen sink (don't tell my wife)...and then put them back in salt water - how much will I mess up the bacteria?

06/26/2007, 07:08 PM	#2
kuoka Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NorCal Cali Posts: 713	If you have good enough flow you can take a toothbrush to it while it's in the tank. That's what I do. __________________ They say don't talk about someone unless you've walked a mile in their shoes.. But if you do, at least you'll be ahead of them AND have their shoes! :) Current Tank Info: 72gal glass bow front reef, mostly LPS with some SPS, tangs, anthias, blenny, paired percula clowns, gold headed sleeper goby, red fairy wrasse

06/26/2007, 07:12 PM	#3
henryjd Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 106	I am trying to export as much algea as possible - just so I do not fill my overflow and sump with it.