Kevnjeep July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 NEVER EVER BOIL ROCK, boiling rock can lead to disasters up to and including death. DO NOT EVER BOIL ROCK, period. here is some not-so-light reading for you and anyone else that might ever consider boiling rock. please dont... http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2253493 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom39 July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 I read through that thread when it first came out. What a crazy story. One thing for sure it will make you think twice before boiling rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevnjeep July 27, 2014 Author Share July 27, 2014 Yea I agree hopefully the word will spred so no one else gets hirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 A longtime member of this club, steveoutlaw, was the canonical case of this and written up everywhere. Useful reminder for the folks who havent heard of outlaw stew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k July 27, 2014 Share July 27, 2014 "Prior to leaving I took to pot of rocks and dumped them onto the lawn outside and rushed out" some people are absolutely clueless. If this Darwin nominee had just done this or simply placed them in a bucket, all would be fine. Where do people get these weird ideas that it's ok to boil rocks? do they make "stone soup" for dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz123 July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Toxins are not fun. I never figured out if mine were palys/gsp/flatworms - I nuked my tank with flatworm exit and stuck my hand in it...with a small open cut I hadn't noticed...ended up in an ambulance. More fun continued in that I had some kind of ptsd reaction and would have full on panic attacks if I saw a fish tank! Heck, I couldn't even go in a pet store! Setting up a tank again 18 months later was a little scary and I still worry a little every time tank water touches me. (More ironic since I grew up in Florida picking up every water critter I found). It may seem stupid to an experienced aquarist to boil rocks, but we have all been newbs and you just have no idea that it could be so dangerous. Honestly, just like having an emergency contact on your phone, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to have an emergency packet in a safe place with info about toxins, resources, phone contact of a local reefer in case of a problem (to give to a doc, or your significant other to have). You are not in a great position to offer info if there is an emergency and I can promise you that the docs don't have a clue how to approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neto July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 lol, I just boiled two last week. Fortunately nothing happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sen5241b July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 Toxins are not fun. I never figured out if mine were palys/gsp/flatworms - I nuked my tank with flatworm exit and stuck my hand in it...with a small open cut I hadn't noticed...ended up in an ambulance. You think the Flatworm Exit somehow released palytoxin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz123 July 28, 2014 Share July 28, 2014 You think the Flatworm Exit somehow released palytoxin? Flatworms release toxin when they die, corals release toxin when they are threatened (poison/toxin from something else). Plus, it was a relatively new tank to me so who knows what was lurking in there. There were alot of flatworms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam75 July 30, 2014 Share July 30, 2014 How pissed do you think his wife was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k July 31, 2014 Share July 31, 2014 did you hear that he almost died after eating macaroni and cheese....? seems like he forgot to rinse the pan after bioling those rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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