acid bath and the after math

[Masonjames]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

All the acid bath does is cook off the outer layer. There is much more to old dry LR than the outer layer. If it were my tank and all my money going into it I'd want to make sure I had clean, non phosphate leaching rock. The only way to do that would be to put it into water and test it frequently. Once it tests clear (may be as soon as a week or two) then get it into saltwater. Put it straight in and you may find yourself battling algae issues. Then again you may not, most dry live rock is a roll of the dice.

Just my 2 cents.

Take a look at the crystal lattice structure of calcite. You can see where the calcium group sticks out from the surface. Po4 will attach to c++ at this point. It is bound at the surface.