I already asked this question in the main reef forum and got lots of great answers, but not exactly what I was looking for. If you want to peruse that thread here it is: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/why-do-you-circulate-dry-rock-in-salt-water.694505/
What I would really like to know is what it is chemically about curing rock in salt water (or lanthanum chloride) that removes the organics from the rock. We established in that thread that the main worrisome organics were phosphate and silicates and that circulating dry rock in saltwater is helpful.
This may be stretching the chemistry part of this forum a bit, but I thought I would give it a try.
Thanks in advance,
SC
What I would really like to know is what it is chemically about curing rock in salt water (or lanthanum chloride) that removes the organics from the rock. We established in that thread that the main worrisome organics were phosphate and silicates and that circulating dry rock in saltwater is helpful.
This may be stretching the chemistry part of this forum a bit, but I thought I would give it a try.
Thanks in advance,
SC