Live Rock in Brute - how to deal with aptasia and pests

[vabben]

I helped break down a 12 year old reef tank over the weekend, the live rock has aptasia and what look to be baby bristle worms. I am storing the rock in a 40 gallon brute trash can with flow and heat. What is the best way to deal with the aptasia and worms? Dump in some peppermint shrimp and a arrow crab?

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

You can keep the good bacteria when in total darkness. This may kill the aptasia, I'm not sure maybe the pros will chime in on that. but the bristle worms not so sure, they could starve in that environment.

 

[Harpo]

Supposedly if peppermint shrimp get hungry enough, they will eat apastasia

 

[exnisstech]

Are the aiptasia to many to kill with kalk paste? I've had good luck with peppermint shrimp but not with large aiptasia. Maybe some Berghia nudibrachs. Personally I wouldn't even worry about the worms. They make good CUC members and you'll most likely end up with them anyway. I've never had a tank that didn't end up with bristle worms.

 

[Solo McReefer]

It's already out of the tank. 12 year old live rock is mostly real live rock

One could use a wire brush to clean off the anemones

And use dips to kill off the worms

One could take each piece of rock out, clean it, rinse it, set it aside in a bucket of salt water

Clean out the Brute, then replace all the clean, dipped, rinsed, live rock from the buckets