3m Scrub pad..the kind that you use on dishes..maybe that might help.
id steer away from cleaners at all costs..
id steer away from cleaners at all costs..
How to clean rock...help needed ) pics post 5
So I finally drug about a hundred lbs of rock home that had been in the 180 I bought . There is a lot of nice pieces and wish to clean it up. I have a few that are a bit on the greenish side 
,, and wonder if bleaching is a good idea . The only this that concerns me is the loss of coulor as some of them have different coulored organisms ( for lack of a better word ) some are very small intricate worm type critters . I don't want to loose the colour. They actually are not as bad as some as far as algae go. Some are good looking as they are but should I do a quick bleach dip?
I will be keeping a few and putting some up here in the classifieds once I get them cleaned up and photos taken.....could be a while.
Thanks in advance for any info guys.
bill
to clarify ..the rock has been sitting in buckets for over a year.
,, and wonder if bleaching is a good idea . The only this that concerns me is the loss of coulor as some of them have different coulored organisms ( for lack of a better word ) some are very small intricate worm type critters . I don't want to loose the colour. They actually are not as bad as some as far as algae go. Some are good looking as they are but should I do a quick bleach dip?I will be keeping a few and putting some up here in the classifieds once I get them cleaned up and photos taken.....could be a while
. Thanks in advance for any info guys.
bill
to clarify ..the rock has been sitting in buckets for over a year.
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Go down to the hardware store & buy a big ole jug of Elbow Grease
& Git er done Old Fella!!!!!
& Git er done Old Fella!!!!!
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OH MY !!! with all the comedian's out of work its kinda funny that your looking for a jobGo down to the hardware store & buy a big ole jug of Elbow Grease
& Git er done Old Fella!!!!!
How the heck are you anyways old one .We gotta hook up for a laugh or somthing here soon.
OH pics
....this is almost tooo easy ( click and drag ...)
^^ the worm lookin things are hard coral ..at first I thought ..UHHGG! but to my surprise
Preety tough to clean with a scrub brush I would think.......
will let you know how it goes
Well I have had coral in my tanks till they became ugly as sin .I just took them and let em sit for a few days in a mildly bleached tub of water and they came out lily white .. I rinsed them well and sat them in the sun for a few days. Returned them to the tank and never had a problem. That was a fresh water tank and there were clown loaches and a few easy to kill fish and no losses.
That was fresh water .....I wish to reuse thesse for salt water (well a few sellect ones at least ).
Most are okay and cleaned up well .My biggest concern would be something alive in there and then selling it to someone and giving them problems.
Is a quick dip for them unadvisable?
Sorry for the long post
.. I rinsed them well and sat them in the sun for a few days. Returned them to the tank and never had a problem. That was a fresh water tank and there were clown loaches and a few easy to kill fish and no losses.That was fresh water .....I wish to reuse thesse for salt water (well a few sellect ones at least ).
Most are okay and cleaned up well .My biggest concern would be something alive in there and then selling it to someone and giving them problems.
Is a quick dip for them unadvisable?
Sorry for the long post
ummm.would real hot water and lots of salt work ....or vinager ? I spent an hour scrubbing 2 small pieces that included using sharp objects scrubbers and Dawns toothbrush ......looks better but not really that less green .
......looks better but not really that less green .
yea boiling will kill a lot but dont think the coral would hold up as well as a rock would . I have had big pots on my stove doing the same Do you live in Richmond ...( ditches )..I see lots out there ..oh! just looked ...same with abby.
Do you live in Richmond ...( ditches )..I see lots out there ..oh! just looked ...same with abby.
First off I am pretty sure that there is not much life in it..it has been sitting in 3 new plastic garbage cans ( with out lids ) for over a year ( 18 months? ) I wish to keep some of it and sell the rest.
One of the cans look like it was near a dryer vent ( fluff over the top layer ) Most of it does look nice I agree ,but what about "lord knows" what got on them over that period of time I should use more sentences shouldn't I
So is bleaching still no good for unlike rock ? .as I realized it would kill anything alive..or am I not understanding this completely
One reason I ask is I have some beautifully pieces that I've collected over the years and wish to use them in a saltwater tank one day.
One of the cans look like it was near a dryer vent ( fluff over the top layer ) Most of it does look nice I agree ,but what about "lord knows" what got on them over that period of time I should use more sentences shouldn't I
So is bleaching still no good for unlike rock ? .as I realized it would kill anything alive..or am I not understanding this completely
One reason I ask is I have some beautifully pieces that I've collected over the years and wish to use them in a saltwater tank one day.
OK then. Bleach if theat make you feel better
I bleach old equipment often enough. I woudl use just plain old blach with as little added stuff as possible. Just make sure you rinse really well and soak in clean water for a few days. Does not hurt to rinse with chlorine remover jsut to be on the safe side.
Yes you will end up with dead rock but they will come back to life if you add a few other good pieces in to seed them.
I bleach old equipment often enough. I woudl use just plain old blach with as little added stuff as possible. Just make sure you rinse really well and soak in clean water for a few days. Does not hurt to rinse with chlorine remover jsut to be on the safe side.
Yes you will end up with dead rock but they will come back to life if you add a few other good pieces in to seed them.
Not yet but would be nice in the future
All I need is to turn my lower 180 into a sump and drill the upper one for overflows...oh and MONEY I need that as well .... I have the lights and the skimmer just a matter of time. I would however have to get rid of all the fish in them first....that would be the biggest step ...and I am not doing that yet .1 - 20 of 26 Posts
