live rock pests

bv_reefer · #1 07-26-2007, 11:08 PM

-i was reading a couple of weeks ago about a convenient way 2 get rid
rid of ''hitchhikers'' that come on cured live rock-
-get a 5-gallon bucket of saltwater and adjust the SG to 1.035-1.040
-place the live rock in there for about a minute or two, and all the inverts
will immediately evacuate any previous holes and crevaces
-then you sort through the inverts tossing unwanted pests like visible
aiptasia and bristleworms and such, placing useful inverts like hermits
snails, and sea stars seperately- **so did anyone try this method before? cuz it
sounds quite reasonable-

untamed · #2 07-27-2007, 12:24 AM

It sounds like a harsh way to treat live rock to me...but it would probably work to some degree. The part that gets me is that you don't really know what harm you might be doing to life that is on the rock that might be beneficial or interesting.

bv_reefer · #3 07-27-2007, 01:20 AM

didn't try it yet and ya i know what u meen, an SG of 1.040 probably
isn't the most comforting parameter, but considering it's only for a minute
it's probably still useful to quite a degree. -and u take the good inverts out
right away right same with the live rock, so IMO still wud consider it, but heres the link that i got it from>>

http://liveaquaria.com/general/gener...ral_pagesid=59

-and it's labeled> Helpful Tips for Controlling Unwanted Pests: