Dead Coral?

[Sea Wizard]

A friend of mine has given me some dead coral peices that she had for some time. They are really nice peices for decoration only. What I would need to know is what do I need to do to clean and sterilize them for a FOWLR tank. They are already bleached out, pure white. Do I need to soak them in a bleach bath for a couple of hours or what? I don't want to introduce any Bad pathogens or any thing that will kill the fish that I plan to stock. Need advise, please. Thanks, Michael

 

[joshsc83]

You can re-bleach them if you are worried but be sure to rinse it with freshwater very well and let it dry completely before putting it in your tank. Another option since its already bleached would be to boil it to clean any pathogens which may live inside. Then you can put it right in the tank after its cooled down without waiting for it to dry completely which may take a couple days. Josh

 

[MoneyPit]

+1.