Sterilizing Live Rock

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Originally Posted by toytech

Don't poison yourself by boiling live rock indoors please , its an outside kinda job . I cleaned all my rock for easy transport and future setup by bleaching it all in 5 gal pails . Fill with rock ad water to the top of the rocks 2 or 3 cups of bleach
and then soak for 2 days . Drain and refill with fresh water only , soak for 2 days
then drain and let dry . Bleach is chlorine and sodium and it brakes down very quickly and can also be neutralized with tap water conditioner .

Toytech,

I'm leaning towards boiling the LR since its dead rock now. No need to think about neutralizing the chlorine from the bleach or vinegar.

Just curious, what happens when the LR is boiled?

I'll boil the LR outside using the side burner of my BBQ. Do you know, if 'whatever' is in the rock or gases produced will ruin my wife's pot?

Thanks!