Where do I begin with this mess??? PICTURES INCLUDED!

[davehead86]

Thanks for the safety piece. Go chemistry.

I have some HCL on hand weirdly enough... Thanks!

I would do bleach first since it has a lot of live crap on it. I did acid first on my CL live rock and it didnt take any rock off. Bleach will kill the organics and then acid will eat the rock if there isnt anything on it. This will also ensure that any phosphates and nitrates traped on the outside layers is dissolved away.

 

[Exxcalibur]

OK ALL! I have taken all your wonderful advice and have gone through a process of cleaning/setting up the new tank. I have included pictures about my process and what I have done step by step.

Thanks to everyone for the great advice!

 

[JMorris271]

OK ALL! I have taken all your wonderful advice and have gone through a process of cleaning/setting up the new tank. I have included pictures about my process and what I have done step by step.

I can't see them

 

[garyinco]

A lot of the rock that was in there didn't look like something I would want in a reef tank. Glad you pitched it and started over.

 

[dianapickles]

id begin by chucking the sand, bleaching the rock and starting from dry

+1

Give everything a good, thorough clean and start fresh. Goodluck !