Hyper salinity dip for old rock?

[Mioduz]

I purchased a used tank that the owner had stopped giving it's full attention. The live rock has been sitting in saltwater tubs and buckets for a week. The rock was heavily covered with spaghetti worms and many bristle worms when it was in the previous tank. I am ready to begin aquascaping the tank. I've been told to dunk the rock in a hyper salinity water (1.040) for 10-20 secs then scrub and dip in several regular salinity baths to clean off detritus and pests. Just looking for confirmation that this is the best way to proceed

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[Dmorty217]

Originally Posted by Mioduz

I purchased a used tank that the owner had stopped giving it's full attention. The live rock has been sitting in saltwater tubs and buckets for a week. The rock was heavily covered with spaghetti worms and many bristle worms when it was in the previous tank. I am ready to begin aquascaping the tank. I've been told to dunk the rock in a hyper salinity water (1.040) for 10-20 secs then scrub and dip in several regular salinity baths to clean off detritus and pests. Just looking for confirmation that this is the best way to proceed

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Why don't you want the life thats on the rock? The excess worms will die off without a food source. If you're going to use hyper salinity I would just use a power washer and freshwater or acid since high salinity will kill everything off anyway

[Mioduz]

Originally Posted by Dmorty217

Why don't you want the life thats on the rock? The excess worms will die off without a food source. If you're going to use hyper salinity I would just use a power washer and freshwater or acid since high salinity will kill everything off anyway

I was told that the hyper salinity for the 10-20 secs would not kill the beneficial bacteria that make it "live" rock, but expel alot of the pests. But that's why I'm looking for more info and learning

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