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Old 04-28-2012, 12:49 AM
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Default We need some good answers here!

Ok, there is a bunch of threads on cooking, boiling, bleaching, hydrogen peroxide dipping, acid baths and fresh water dips to get rid of pests on live rock.

I have a bunch of rock with Byropsis on it. And a new bunch riddled with Aptasia and Majano's. I don't really want to risk pests in my new tank if I can avoid it. I really would like some good opinions on what to do to make sure that there is no pests in my new build, but the best alternative for the rock as far as being "live".

I know that some options like the boiling, bleaching, and the acid bath will completely kill the rock, but I have recently read on the internet that a freshwater soak would kill all pests, and keep the beneficial denitrifying bacteria alive, in turn keeping the rock semi-live. Has anyone heard of this before? Seems like a great idea to me if it works...but will it?

I was going to start boiling it all this weekend, but thought I should get it out there to see what may be "tried and true" so to speak. I also have tried cooking, and it didn't get rid of by Byropsis.

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