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Originally Posted by Ryancw
I have 15-20 lbs of LR pretty heavily covered still and I'm curious if removing 2 or 3 rocks a day and dipping in RO water for a few minutes to kill them off and reintroducing the rock to the DT immediately will trigger a mini cycle large enough to affect the tank?? should i take my chances?
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I'd suggest you just remove the rocks one by one into a 5-gallon pail of tank water and use a turkey baster to blast the flatworms off. They come off very easily as you've probably noticed. Since you only have 20 lbs of rock you could do this fairly easily and then in a few days (to make sure no mini cycle or anything) do a Flatworm Exit treatment. Make sure you have plenty of fresh saltwater mixed up and ready for a big water change/siphoning of dead worms during/after the FWE treatment.
It's a good idea to have some Prime or AmQuel on hand in case there is any ammonia spike. I also like to use those SeaChem Ammonia Alert badges. I have one in my sump at all times.
