Hello,
I have just finished bleach curing some ocean rock, I had bought it after it was sitting outside for quite a while and was heavily discolored so I opted to let it sit in bleach for 2 weeks instead of the usual week. The bleach dip succeeded in removing tons of grayish brown muck from the rocks that would have otherwise gone into my tank not to mention all the potential spores and whatnot, and this is just what was washed off! There was like half an inch of this stuff in the other container I had the rocks in!
The problem is that although it did make the rocks cleaner they still have a few issues with odd colors on them that I'd like to know whether or not they are a problem.
Issue no.1: this rock has a big rusty red stain on it with an area that is almost blacked out, I don't know what it is (but I certainly would like to know what!) But I don't think that despite the coloration it is infact a rust stain considering it looks to have spread more like an encrusting growth would or like something was spilled on it, when I first got the rock the black area was definitely bigger meaning this stuff was atleast partially removed by the bleach which to me is another indication this stuff whatever it is, is organic in origin.
Tips or thoughts on how to remove this or should I worry about it at all?
Issue no.2: all the rocks still have a brownish look to them that is the same shade as the aforementioned muck but with a slightly purplish tinge, could this just be dead coraline algae that has been discolored by bleach? If it's of no health concern I'll just leave it be as it isn't as garrish as the "rust" stain and will be covered by a million new encrusting thingies in no time.
Again, any thoughts or comments on what it is or should I get rid of it and if so, how?
Sincerely RedSeareefkeeper,
I have just finished bleach curing some ocean rock, I had bought it after it was sitting outside for quite a while and was heavily discolored so I opted to let it sit in bleach for 2 weeks instead of the usual week. The bleach dip succeeded in removing tons of grayish brown muck from the rocks that would have otherwise gone into my tank not to mention all the potential spores and whatnot, and this is just what was washed off! There was like half an inch of this stuff in the other container I had the rocks in!
The problem is that although it did make the rocks cleaner they still have a few issues with odd colors on them that I'd like to know whether or not they are a problem.
Issue no.1: this rock has a big rusty red stain on it with an area that is almost blacked out, I don't know what it is (but I certainly would like to know what!) But I don't think that despite the coloration it is infact a rust stain considering it looks to have spread more like an encrusting growth would or like something was spilled on it, when I first got the rock the black area was definitely bigger meaning this stuff was atleast partially removed by the bleach which to me is another indication this stuff whatever it is, is organic in origin.
Tips or thoughts on how to remove this or should I worry about it at all?
Issue no.2: all the rocks still have a brownish look to them that is the same shade as the aforementioned muck but with a slightly purplish tinge, could this just be dead coraline algae that has been discolored by bleach? If it's of no health concern I'll just leave it be as it isn't as garrish as the "rust" stain and will be covered by a million new encrusting thingies in no time.
Again, any thoughts or comments on what it is or should I get rid of it and if so, how?
Sincerely RedSeareefkeeper,