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Getting them rocks clean


jefflid

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Hi all,

I went out today and got my hands on some 'lucky stone' i think the place called it - they look like river stones, nice and round with some variations in shape.

I read somewhere that you should always give any rocks you are going to use in your aquascaping a clean with bleach. So off i went with the bleach, gave them a good scrub, and then hosed them down with a high pressure water gun.

After that I thought i'd give them the smell test to see if I could still smell the bleach, and sure enough, I could still smell it. I gave them another blast, and still I can smell it on the rocks.

How do i get the bleach off the damn things?

Any advice would be great, as my saulosi are getting alittle territorial and I need to get them into their new 4ft tank before my male (who is transition) really ticks off his prospective wives.

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hi

using bleach wasn't the smartest idea, as you have found out. just a good scrubup in hot water will do. you can boil them if you have the nessasary equipment.

you can either leave them in the sun for a week or so, depends on how much

bleach/water solution you used. or put then in a bucket/tub, cover with water and use a double dose of water conditioner, leave them for 24hrs then give 'em the sniff test again, and repeat the dose again at the faintest odur. HTH

cheers;

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Hi colfish,

Your a champion. I just wanted to clarify one thing with you though. Do you mean that if I boil them, that will get rid of the bleach? If so, how long should I boil them for?

I also have some additional info on the bleach.

It contained:

Sodium Hypochlorite 42g/l

Chlorine 4.0%m/v

It was also lemon scented, or so it says, i didn't smell any lemons!

Cheers

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Hi all,

Thanks for the advice, I feel rather stupid about what I did, but hey, we've all made one or two mistakes when we start out - right???

Boiling the rocks for 1/2 hour in salty water, and then left to soak for about 20 mins in cold water seems to of done the trick.

Thanks for your help all.

Cheers

A little bit wiser.

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