Question about cycling rock

[Myka]

Soak it in vinegar for an hour with no circulation. The vinegar will kill of the outside layer of the rock, but with no circulation very little vinegar will make it into the rock. After the vinegar bath put it in a bin to cycle and check that nothing grows back. You might have to do the vinegar bath a couple times. If it was summertime I would suggest using a powerwasher on the rock to blast the corals off before the vinegar bath.

[MMAX]

I've done this several times with no problems. I just rinsed and scrubbed all the dried up crap off the rocks and put them into the sump. Probably the safer bet would be to do the vinegar thing though.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Originally Posted by MMAX

I've done this several times with no problems. I just rinsed and scrubbed all the dried up crap off the rocks and put them into the sump.

I have done this too many times.

The safest way is simply to a trade with someone else's base rock or a trade with a dry rock weight for weight.

[waynemah]

If It were me, I'd try this...

Vinegar soak, scrub off the unwanted corals, rinse, place in toilet (clean water side) to leach out the rest of the die-off, RO rinse, then into the sump for a cycle.

I'd also avoid any boiling as you never know what toxins are in your zoa/paly's.