Recently acquired live rock and sand questions

I got some live rock and sand from a friend for free and the only problem is the rock has aptasia all over it. I am going to dry it out and kill off the aptasia because it is so bad. What is the best way to do this and will I need to cure the rock later before I put it in an established tank?

With the sand I rinsed it really well in the bucket with a garden hose until all the detritus was gone. Is there anything else I need to do to this sand before adding to an established reef tank?

Thanks,
Josh
 
i wouldn't use the sand if it was me. If you want more sand i would just get new sand because you don't know if theres nitrates or phosphates locked on the sand.
 
You should think about cooking the rock, if you dry it out enough to kill the aptisia you will need to cycle it again plus unless you have a very good idea of what the rock was like in the old tank it could have a lot of phospates etc locked up in it.
Cooking it will make sure yo uhave clean and cycled rock.
 
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