Old rock cleaning/curing?

[ImGoingCoastal]

So I'm not in a MAJOR rush. But to me, the sooner the better.

 

That being said. I bought 50+ lbs of (formerly) live rock. The rock was removed from a tank and stored in container and outside for nearly a year. It did not have a lot of growth on it, but there is some. I truthfully know very little about the rock except for what I've mentioned.

 

So, that being said....

 

Would you use muriatic, bleach, or just plain old water to clean/cure it?

 

Any advice is appreciated! Picture of said rock attached for reference.

 

-A-a-ron

[BtmDweller]

I’d rinse anything off it and throw it in a large tote or rubber maid container with a power head. Use dirty tank water or add some cured rock or sand. Or pay for bacteria, plenty of us have it free in our tanks though. For your case no need for bleach, vinegar bath, or boiling them. My preference is dry rock, less pests. My current system was cycled by just using the water from water changes of another tank.

[ImGoingCoastal]

Thanks! That was my original plan. But wasn't sure if I should clean them prior, given their unknown past.

 

-A-a-ron

[ReefdUp]

I've always muriatic acid washed, RO rinsed, sun-bleached, then bleached, then RO rinsed, then sun-bleached. Total overkill. But, that's me. I try to extract heavy metals, phosphates, remaining organics, whatever as much as I can.

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