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Big dead coral how exercise I clean it???

• Thread starter bigkai
• Showtime date February 15, 2013
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• #1

Lol I was given this hunk of coral from a friend I'm sure information technology has sat out side for some time couse their are some dirt and leafs on the lesser of it what should do to clean it or can it even be clean and put in the tank? What would you lot do with information technology?

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• #2

My first business organisation would be if information technology sabbatum exterior long enough to blot lawn treatments, pesticide, etc (you said it has dirt and leaves on/in information technology, it may have sat on the footing). If not, I would clean information technology with bleach, rinse it, and let it sit outside until it doesn't scent like bleach. Then you could use it. A lot of folks with fish only tanks use coral skeletons for ornament.

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• #iii

I would dear to put information technology in my sump. It has lots of expanse and would make a bully live rock some day not to mention the fact it is made out of pure calcium LOL.

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• #iv

Boil information technology, boil information technology again and exit information technology soaked in fresh water for a few days I would say. In that location is a gamble it could have saturday somewhere dingy, but maybe it's safety. Ask your friend where did he get information technology from....or where it was kept at...
BTW, Not bad tabular array material underneath it...Go GATORS!!

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• #5

I thought virtually bleaching information technology as far as boiling information technology I don't got any thing big enuff to put it in I guess I could restriction it. What about a acid bath? Or would that just eat up lol. Oh yep my wife is a huge gators fan that stuff is all over our house.

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• #6

When I had fish only tanks with wet/dry filters, I used the coral skeletons like that for decorations. I had ii complete sets.
When one set would outset getting algae growing on information technology I would remove it and soak it in a bleach/h2o solution overnight.
And then soak it in a freshwater with 4x- 5x the recommended dose of a decholinator.
Allow information technology dry for a few days and was ready for its turn in the tank.

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When I had fish only tanks with moisture/dry filters, I used the coral skeletons like that for decorations. I had 2 complete sets.
When 1 set would start getting algae growing on it I would remove it and soak it in a bleach/h2o solution overnight.
Then soak it in a freshwater with 4x- 5x the recommended dose of a decholinator.
Let information technology dry for a few days and was ready for its plow in the tank.

This is exactly what I would practice. If you go the bleach route, do not forget to use a dechlorinator. If it still smells like bleach, soak it again in h2o with a dechlorinator until there is no bleach smell.

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• #eight

Well I soaked it in bleach for 24 hours than renced it off and got every fiddling slice of dirt and pine needle out and soaked information technology in water with decloranater and now soaking it in to water.

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I would throw it in the trash.

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• #10

I would throw it in the trash.

Why lol

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• #eleven

Well I'm letting the coral rock dry at present it has no smell at all and is very clean and very white. Thanking about cureing information technology for a calendar week or two just to brand sure information technology volition be ok. Whatsoever thoughts?

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I would throw it in the trash.

Ha! For me it would exist depressing to see a dead coral in my tank, considering we are always trying to keep corals alive in our tanks it would feel wrong to put a dead one in my display! But hey- to each his own!

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• #14

Sad matter is I had to brake it in 3 pieces to fit in the five gallon bucket.

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• #xv

Well I'm letting the coral stone dry out now information technology has no scent at all and is very make clean and very white. Thanking nigh cureing it for a week or two but to make sure it will be ok. Whatever thoughts?

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It should be good to go now.

• #16

I would'nt put it in my DT personally, iv had peices like that, youl finish up with them covered in hair algae or some other form, and none of your CuC or grazing fish volition exist able to clean it completely, information technology will exist more than of a hastle, IMO y'all should just grow a birdsnest like that, it volition wait better, not have algae of over it, and be alot less maintnence. Honestly is information technology worth taking out and cleaning every other calendar week?

I feel similar yous shouldnt remove whatsoever of your aquascaping to clean, it should all be easily accessable for grazers, and CuC to make clean/ feed off of. A Peice like that volition simply crusade trouble in the long run.

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• #17

I would'nt put it in my DT personally, four had peices like that, youl end upward with them covered in hair algae or some other form, and none of your CuC or grazing fish will be able to clean it completely, it volition be more of a hastle, IMO you should just abound a birdsnest like that, information technology volition look better, non have algae of over it, and be alot less maintnence. Honestly is it worth taking out and cleaning every other week?

I feel like you shouldnt remove any of your aquascaping to make clean, it should all exist easily accessable for grazers, and CuC to clean/ feed off of. A Peice like that will just cause trouble in the long run.

Good indicate never thought about algae growing down in side of it give thanks it would be adept enuff for refug

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Is this going into a reef tank that already has live rock?

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• #xix

This is my tank

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• #xx

Very nice.
Just I would take to agree to not use information technology in your tank.
IMO would only use the coral skeleton every bit a decoration in a fish but tank without live rock.

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