Bleached live rock rinse

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So I bleached my live rock and about to do my rinse, was wondering if I can use regular tap water and add in some tetra aqua safe to help remove chlorine, is tetra safe the type of product I need to use?
 
I would use “prime “ . Also when you rinse the rock and then soak it in a bucket, I would keep a pump to keep the flow going . I would change the water a few times with adding prime . Just test for chlorine . Also don’t use lemon bleach only use straight up bleach . Hop this helps
 
I rinse in tap water and then do a final rinse in rodi water. I’ve never used any type of de-chlorination. I bleach and re-use rocks regularly.
 
I would rinse in RODI only because I've only done this with a small volume of rock, and I'm beyond obsessive about some things 🤪

But in reality I agree with the above replies, rinse the rock well with tap/garden hose water, rinse with RODI if desired, and double check chlorine concentration before adding livestock.

I would suggest that for a dechlorinator they are largely all the same and equally effective. I would use the Tetra Aqua Safe or whatever you have available (Seachem Prime is certainly fine), and just hit the rocks with an overdose of dechlorinator if you feel there may be residual bleach.

If you haven't seen this, this is a good watch on bleach curing dry rock:
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/cont...scI70BZeCavR1s-iy9lHeuQG4YKUZZxEaAqEUEALw_wcB
Good luck!
 

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