I posted this on the nano forum, but figured it would get more traffic over here.
Alright, so I'm getting my 30 gal up and running. I picked up some LR from a local hobbyist yesterday, about 25 lbs. worth. They just purchased a used system which had been SEVERELY neglected by the owner, and offered some of the LR for a great price. I was pretty stoked putting it in my tank...but when I started to look at it closely I noticed that there was bryopsis all over each piece from the used system.
I've done a lot of reading over the last 24 hours, and every option seems pretty hit or miss. And even if I "beat" it this time...I've read that some people have had it resurface even a couple years later. I don't want to have to mess with this, but I would rather not just ditch the rock either!
So, my last resort thought is this: soak and scrub all the infected rock in a water/bleach solution. I'm thinking this should flat out annhilate every ounce of bryopsis on the rock. Granted, this will also whipe out all the pod and worm life residing within, but that can always be reintroduced. OTher than the bryopsis, there isn't anything noticeable on the rock anyway--it's pretty much bare. I'll basically end up with the same rock minus the bryopsis and some microfauna.
So what do you guys think? I assume rinsing it really well before I put it back into the tank is mandatory, but other than that, does anyone see any problems here or why this wouldn't work?
Alright, so I'm getting my 30 gal up and running. I picked up some LR from a local hobbyist yesterday, about 25 lbs. worth. They just purchased a used system which had been SEVERELY neglected by the owner, and offered some of the LR for a great price. I was pretty stoked putting it in my tank...but when I started to look at it closely I noticed that there was bryopsis all over each piece from the used system.
I've done a lot of reading over the last 24 hours, and every option seems pretty hit or miss. And even if I "beat" it this time...I've read that some people have had it resurface even a couple years later. I don't want to have to mess with this, but I would rather not just ditch the rock either!
So, my last resort thought is this: soak and scrub all the infected rock in a water/bleach solution. I'm thinking this should flat out annhilate every ounce of bryopsis on the rock. Granted, this will also whipe out all the pod and worm life residing within, but that can always be reintroduced. OTher than the bryopsis, there isn't anything noticeable on the rock anyway--it's pretty much bare. I'll basically end up with the same rock minus the bryopsis and some microfauna.
So what do you guys think? I assume rinsing it really well before I put it back into the tank is mandatory, but other than that, does anyone see any problems here or why this wouldn't work?
