Bleach live rock

Hmmm never bleached but I've boiled them. I had to boil in my pot which was kinda pricey. To not scratch your pot, put in washcloth underneath.
 
DO NOT BOIL YOUR LIVE ROCK. Boiling LR almost killed me! (being a bit dramatic but got me very sick).

Beaching is the only safe way to go. Fill up a bucket of 10:1 bleach water and soke your LR in it for up to a week. Then soak the LR in RO with dechlorinator, changing the water ever day or so for a week. Then let the rock dry out completely and you're good to go. You can also add muric acid to this process to make sure the rock is completely clean.
 
poidog said:
DO NOT BOIL YOUR LIVE ROCK. Boiling LR almost killed me! (being a bit dramatic but got me very sick).

Beaching is the only safe way to go. Fill up a bucket of 10:1 bleach water and soke your LR in it for up to a week. Then soak the LR in RO with dechlorinator, changing the water ever day or so for a week. Then let the rock dry out completely and you're good to go. You can also add muric acid to this process to make sure the rock is completely clean.
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How would I dry the LR out since its cold outside?
 
That is a ton and twice the amount of bleach needed. Make sure you dose heavy on the dechlorinator and fully dry. To evaporate all that bleach.
 
poidog said:
That is a ton and twice the amount of bleach needed. Make sure you dose heavy on the dechlorinator and fully dry. To evaporate all that bleach.
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So how long should I let it soak? And then rinse it and put it in a clean water bath with dechlorinator or do a clean water bath for 2 days and then do a bath of clean water with dechlorinator?
 
I'd soak for a week. And then water + dechlorinator for a week to (changing out the water/dechlorinator every day or so). Don't forget to only use RO for the soaks. You don't want the tap water to leech things into the cleaned rock.
 
poidog said:
I'd soak for a week. And then water + dechlorinator for a week to (changing out the water/dechlorinator every day or so). Don't forget to only use RO for the soaks. You don't want the tap water to leech things into the cleaned rock.
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A week in bleach?
 
You should not have to bleach your Live Rock for a Week (24hrs is the most)- 2 cups of Bleach in a 5 gallon bucket should work fine- I've done this a few time and it works. Also Just dipping in Muatic Acid would be just fine to do, you really don't need to do both- some folks do it to be one the safe side but it really isn't necessary- but thats JMO...
 
So with 3 gallons of bleach and 15 gallons of water I should be good to take them out tonight? I started them at 9pm last night. Then I will rinse them and put them back into another container with just regular water for a few days with dechlorinator in there.
 
The reason I'm bleaching the LR is the guy I got the tank from had thousands of asterina starfish and a ton of pyramid snails. Would 24 hrs kill all that?
 
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