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Originally Posted by zhasan
For my new build I have about 150 lbs of rock.
All the rock is dry. It was live once upon a time...
My concern is the bubble algea that was present on the rock I bought from a fellow reefer.
I want to make sure I don't carry any bubble algea to my new setup.
I'm thinking of doing a vinegar bath on the rock. Saw a couple of videos on YouTube so thought I should check with the Canreef community before proceeding.
I've also seen people do muriatic acid baths but I preferably want to stay away from that.
Any advise is helpful.
Plan is to keep the rock submerged in a 75/25 mixture of tap water/vinegar for 48 hours. Then rinse the rock thoroughly with tap water. After which, I'll do a 100 wager change and keep the rock in salt water and leave it in darkness for about 2 weeks with a power head and a heater.
I will also be dropping a shrimp in there for the cycle to start and a lid full of Microbacter from Brightwell Aquarics for the cycle to start.
This will hopefully kill any and all remnants of any type of pest in the rock.
Looking forward to see if someone else has tried the vinegar method.
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Haven't tried the method, but I'm planning on doing that with some of the dry rock I have obtained. I can't see any negative side effects as the rock is "dead" in state and you are not trying to preserve living organisms.