how to clean rock

rackman

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what is the best way to rid a piece of LR of unwanted pests and still have it be useable. i bought a coral that was attatched to a larger rock, but broke off the piece the coral was on. the remaing piece has some apistasia and hair algae that i would like to keep out of the tank. i would still like to use the rest of the rock to break up and attatch frags to

can i just boil it or is that not recomended

thanks
 
Try scrubbing the algae off with a toothbrush. Kill the aiptasia with Aiptasia Control or make a Kalk paste to cover them with. If you boil the rock you will have to cure it. Paul
 
If you are planning on breaking up the rock then why not just do so and throw away, or let dry the pieces with "bad stuff"?
 
Throw it in a bucket with RO water a power head and some vinegar. Or let it sit out and dry for 3-4 weeks, or boil.
 
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