ace37
Boom goes the Dynamite
I got some dead live rock off a guy. I bleached it. How do I get the bleach out of the rock. Will baking it in a oven do the trick. Or what about boiling.
cleaning rock
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jcegt87
Dude Dude DUDE!!!!!!
oh you never want to bleach rock or anything in your tank, the beauty of live rock is that it has alot of tiny little holes that absorb and provide a home to bacteria , even if you think that all the bleach is out it can and probably will seep slowly over time because its absorbed into the rock, sry to say but i wouldnt use that rockanywhere near my tank and i advice you to not use it eighter
if you do buy dead live rock again , just boil it no need to use bleach
maybe im overrreacting and someone will probably advice you better :D good luck
if you do buy dead live rock again , just boil it no need to use bleach
maybe im overrreacting and someone will probably advice you better :D good luck
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
You can soak it in a dechlorinator. If you can still smell the bleach on the rocks, do it again.
little_fish
Moderator
+1 Erin
yote
In Memoriam
+2 Erin
Let the rock soak in freshwater with dechlorinator in it for a week or so,rinse and repeat.Do that until there is no bleach odor then soak for one more just to be sure.
That is the exact process we use to bleach and clean problem tanks at the LFS since we do use dead rock in our displays.
Let the rock soak in freshwater with dechlorinator in it for a week or so,rinse and repeat.Do that until there is no bleach odor then soak for one more just to be sure.
That is the exact process we use to bleach and clean problem tanks at the LFS since we do use dead rock in our displays.
kbuser92
Breeder
+3 If you can smell it, its still there. And even if you cant, soak again for good measure.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
+ Everyone. I wouldn't bleach it again. Lesson learned this time! Boiling will take care of any unwanted crap on the rocks and won't cause long-term problems.
