Hi there, I've tried to search the net for some answers but am not having much luck. I have a beautiful porous rock that I would love to add to my tank (which is cycling at the moment, I'm new to marine life!). Unfortunately this rock has some moss on it. I'm not sure what kind of moss it is, but some is green, some is orange. I'm trying to get it off without using chemicals but am not having much success. Anyone have any advice? I don't want to put this rock in if there's any chance of it screwing up my fragile new biofilter....
Question about moss...
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ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
I'm confused... it's a rock you found? Or a rock from a tank?
And welcome to the site!
And welcome to the site!
Smitty
Reef pro
Hello and welcome to the site...glad to have you. I'm with Erin, where did you get the rock? And to get rid of the algae, try boiling the rock and then scrubbing it well with a toothbrush or something.
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
+1&2 Erin and Smitty. Is Big Al's a saltwater store? If so, was that rock in a tub with other live rock? We'll need some more info before we can accurately answer your question. Also, a pic of the rock could help.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
If it was a rock from a fish store, it's not moss -- it's algae. Was the rock wet when you bought it, or dry?
i will get a pic of the rock and moss when i get home from work. the rock was dry, in a tub with other similar porous rocks. i realize that it isn't going to be a "live rock" for many years, if ever, but i just liked the look of it so much i couldn't resist purchasing it. and yes, it was big al's aquarium store.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
If you put it in with other pieces of live rock, it will become live in a matter of months.
Ok guys, this is the rock in question (sorry for the background lol, only place with good light for my phones camera), and some shots of the moss as well. The rock is wet because I had it soaking in water overnight to try and make the moss a little softer and easier to scrape off.
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Smitty
Reef pro
That will make a nice piece of live rock. Another thing you can do is bleach the rock to kill all the algae spores inside the rock.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
I would boil it over bleaching it. If you bleach it, you will need to soak it in a bucket of water with some dechlorinator added afterwards.
Piratefish
SPS Freak
Yum rock soup !! Let us know how it worked.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Don't worry about it. If you boiled it, it's dead. It's not going to harm anything.
PRC
Stop Quoting Me!
Can we please stop calling it moss...it's killing me. Moss grows in the woods. It's algae..:mrgreen:
+1 everybody.:D
+1 everybody.:D
Ulta
REEFER
Its...
nothing to worry about.
I have some rock just like it with same stuff on it that I got from a LFS. Its been dead for a while....
You are fine putting it in your tank. Now that you've boiled it you should be more than fine :)
nothing to worry about.
I have some rock just like it with same stuff on it that I got from a LFS. Its been dead for a while....
You are fine putting it in your tank. Now that you've boiled it you should be more than fine :)
