Cleaning dead rock - vinegar?

jfmkem82

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I have a 25 gl IM Lagoon that I am looking to start cycling. My plan is to clean my dry "live rock" (which has been dry for over a year and is most probably dead) by soaking it in a mix of tap water (non-chlorinated) and white vinegar.

After soaking in a tub - with an aerator to move the water around - I plan on rinsing with tap water and letting dry. Then I'll put it in the tank and seed the tank with a couple of pieces of rock from my already established 75 gallon reef system. I will then have the 25 gallon run with only the live sand, seeding rock, and newly cleaned rock until the parameters are good for introducing fish and corals.

Thoughts? Suggestions?
 

Amozoc

Premium member
I cleaned some. Dry rock with peroxide hydrogen
and worked very well clean still white after 3 months of doing that


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