Live rock pest removal

Dante

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So I recently started the switch up from a 5 gallon cube to a 10 gallon and I bought some new live rock for it. I really didnt want to get any pests in the tank so after some research I decided to do a high salinity soak for 60 seconds to force anything out of the rock.

It seemed to work as i noticed some worm looking things among others in the bottom of the bucket after the 2 rocks were finished soaking. The rocks are currently sitting in the tank with some water and no equipment. So really I'm just looking for reassurance that what I did wasnt harmful and any tips for the tank move! Thanks in advance.

Tldr: bought new live rock and high salinity dipped it, was that alright?
 

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Question is were those worms harmful in the first place? Defeats purpose of wet live rock if you just want it all to die ;)
 

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I support forcing specimens out, then you can weed out what you want and don’t want
 

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