a little nervous

aznnutty · 05/06/2009, 12:05 AM

so i have about a 100lbs of rock sitting in a 20g long tank with about a cup of bleach and ro water. when i was putting the rock in i notices some hair algea? on the rock. should i have scrubbed it off first before bleaching it?

will the bleach turn my rocks white?

should i toss in a powerhead or heater while it's bleaching?

DiscoReefRover · 05/06/2009, 12:08 AM

its gonna turn it really white and gonna kill all bacteria , algea and just about everything thaty made it live but on the up side when your done you will have sterile pest free rock

aznnutty · 05/06/2009, 12:08 AM

the wet rocks were sitting in air tight 5g buckets for a few weeks so theres all kinds of fuzzy stuff on it prior to bleaching

DiscoReefRover · 05/06/2009, 12:12 AM

yeah scrub em good after bleaching then let em dry in the sun for a few days then scrub em again and start cooking them in saltwater

aznnutty · 05/06/2009, 04:11 AM

cooking in saltwater means, powerhead and heater with no light? set the heater at higher temp or normal temp of 79-82

DiscoReefRover · 05/06/2009, 08:11 AM

you got it !!

cveverly · 05/06/2009, 08:16 AM

Why cook them after the bleach and dry? Does it help remove the decay deep in the rock?

aznnutty · 05/06/2009, 08:23 AM

wait, so do i set the temp higher then norm?

DiscoReefRover · 05/06/2009, 08:51 AM

normal temp Frost ...

Cveverly... Drying help eveporate off the bleach...cooking after bleaching is to cycle off the dead and decaying matter so it wont spike in your tank when you use it .. basicly your cycling the dead rock ...towards the end of the cooking process i usually add a good live piece to seed the rest of the dead rock to bring it back to life so to speak ..

Kreeger1 · 05/06/2009, 10:58 AM

frost you don't need a heater to kill live rock. Just bleach and water, rinse, rinse , rinse, let it set up and dry. Scrub and rinse and your good to go.
Bleach kills your rock, anything in your rock or on your rock. This is not the same as "cooking rock" and cooking your rock after this will do absolutely zip.

Oh yeah, rinse your rock good after your done

aerius007 · 05/06/2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by Kreeger1
frost you don't need a heater to kill live rock. Just bleach and water, rinse, rinse , rinse, let it set up and dry. Scrub and rinse and your good to go.
Bleach kills your rock, anything in your rock or on your rock. This is not the same as "cooking rock" and cooking your rock after this will do absolutely zip.

Oh yeah, rinse your rock good after your done

+1, thats what I did. Bleach, rinse, rinse, rinse, dry out and another rinse for good measure. Added into system with zero issues.

sohal1025 · 05/06/2009, 02:36 PM

I would be worried of not getting all of the bleach out of the rock, doesn't it get into the rock deep like a sponge. You know how hard a sponge is to get clean. I have a couple of rocks that I wanted to clean up but was affraid of not getting it all out.

aerius007 · 05/06/2009, 02:53 PM

Once it is dry all the bleach is gone, bone dry = no bleach

Kreeger1 · 05/06/2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by aerius007
Once it is dry all the bleach is gone, bone dry = no bleach

plus 1

05/06/2009, 12:05 AM	#1
aznnutty Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northfield ohio Posts: 2,629	a little nervous so i have about a 100lbs of rock sitting in a 20g long tank with about a cup of bleach and ro water. when i was putting the rock in i notices some hair algea? on the rock. should i have scrubbed it off first before bleaching it? will the bleach turn my rocks white? should i toss in a powerhead or heater while it's bleaching?

05/06/2009, 12:08 AM	#2
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,628	its gonna turn it really white and gonna kill all bacteria , algea and just about everything thaty made it live but on the up side when your done you will have sterile pest free rock __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

05/06/2009, 12:12 AM	#4
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,628	yeah scrub em good after bleaching then let em dry in the sun for a few days then scrub em again and start cooking them in saltwater __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

05/06/2009, 08:11 AM	#6
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,628	you got it !! __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

05/06/2009, 08:51 AM	#9
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,628	normal temp Frost ... Cveverly... Drying help eveporate off the bleach...cooking after bleaching is to cycle off the dead and decaying matter so it wont spike in your tank when you use it .. basicly your cycling the dead rock ...towards the end of the cooking process i usually add a good live piece to seed the rest of the dead rock to bring it back to life so to speak .. __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

05/06/2009, 04:11 AM	#5
aznnutty Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northfield ohio Posts: 2,629	cooking in saltwater means, powerhead and heater with no light? set the heater at higher temp or normal temp of 79-82

05/06/2009, 08:16 AM	#7
cveverly Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Port Clinton, Oh Posts: 1,484	Why cook them after the bleach and dry? Does it help remove the decay deep in the rock?

05/06/2009, 08:23 AM	#8
aznnutty Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: northfield ohio Posts: 2,629	wait, so do i set the temp higher then norm?

05/06/2009, 10:58 AM	#10
Kreeger1 KING LEAR Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cleveland Ohio area Posts: 6,918	frost you don't need a heater to kill live rock. Just bleach and water, rinse, rinse , rinse, let it set up and dry. Scrub and rinse and your good to go. Bleach kills your rock, anything in your rock or on your rock. This is not the same as "cooking rock" and cooking your rock after this will do absolutely zip. Oh yeah, rinse your rock good after your done __________________ Coming up on 25 years in this hobby...That's a lot of skimmate Current Tank Info: 60 gal sps

05/06/2009, 02:36 PM	#12
sohal1025 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Elyria Ohio Posts: 1,520	I would be worried of not getting all of the bleach out of the rock, doesn't it get into the rock deep like a sponge. You know how hard a sponge is to get clean. I have a couple of rocks that I wanted to clean up but was affraid of not getting it all out. __________________ THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!! ><((((º>`•.¸¸.•><((((º>´¯`•><((((º> Current Tank Info: 90 gal reef tank,2x t-5, 2x250watt MH 20gal long sump,asm G-2,phosban reactor

05/06/2009, 02:53 PM	#13
aerius007 Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mogadore OH Posts: 1,792	Once it is dry all the bleach is gone, bone dry = no bleach