live rock and getting out of big tank for a while.

[mason90]

hey everyone i felt someone may have some good advice on this, I am going to be getting out of my bigger tank for a while (at least a year) and want to clean and dry my live rock in order to use it in the future. my rock has a lot of pest now so figure a good time to get rid of all of that and be able to use it fresh when I re start. what is the process, I know it would be good to clean it first than dry it so its ready to go when I want to re start in the future. Any help would be great. upsetting to have to shut it down completely but gives me a good opportunity to clean my display and get everything clean of all the bad stuff.

thanks mason

 

[dannyp02908]

I think cleaning as best you can and letting it dry in the sun for a few days should do the trick. Don't quote me though. Keep in mind that you will need to cure the rock before reusing it.

 

[G.T]

AS already mentioned just sticking in the air/sun. Or placing it in a large container with fresh water and lots of flow, will probally be a better method.

 

[P-Nut]

A bucket and some bleach. Don't scrub it, don't clean it. Pour bleach in a bucket and throw the rocks in there. Leave it outside for 2 days and the rocks will be WHITE. Coraline, pests, algae...it will all die and disappear.

 

[mason90]

Thanks guys


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