Used splashless bleach to cure rock, is it ruined?

[TheDragonsReef]

I didnt know there was a difference between splashless and regular bleach but as soon as i poured it into the Tupperware container full of rock i knew something was wrong when it started bubbling. 1 short search later and i see that ive made a pretty grave mistake. Is there any saving this 40lbs of dry rock now that its been exposed to the detergents in the splashless bleach?

 

[Cell]

I wouldn't risk it.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

I wouldn't risk it.

Its all 15 year old fiji rock. Id really like to save it if its possible. It doesnt have to go in a tank any time soon but if there absolutely no way to save it i guess itll be thrown into the woods

 

[Cell]

I guess you try powerwashing it and then curing it for a long time with regular water changes. Then once you feel it could be safe, do a test in a small tank first.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I can’t seem to find what ingredient they use to thicken the bleach, making it splashless. You can call or email Clorox. And if you get that information we can ask @Randy Holmes-Farley what the chemical will do to a reef.

 

[Jimmyneptune]

Look up splashless bleach. It maybe has hydrogen peroxide in it.
It may be less powerful than regular bleach.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Ive been trying to find the ingredients but looks like ill have to call them tomorrow when they open. the brand is cloralen

 

[Cell]

Not sure if this is true or not but Googled:

Clorox splash-less bleach uses a combination of Cetyl Betaine and Sodium Xylenesulfonate to both thicken and create an elastic liquid. The elasticity of the formula makes the product more splash-less than the viscosity does.

 

[Cell]

This doesn't sound like just sodium hypochlorite:

Cloralen is a bleach odor and stain remover that will quickly work to clean your home.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Soak in regular bleach and cold water rinse until you can no longer detect smell of bleach and sun dry for a few days

 

[TheDragonsReef]

This doesn't sound like just sodium hypochlorite:

Cloralen is a bleach odor and stain remover that will quickly work to clean your home.

Yeah its not even a disinfectant. i only found this out after the fact

 

[Cell]

It looks like Cloralen has a number of bleach based products. They do sell "Disinfectant Bleach" too.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

This is it

 

[TheDragonsReef]

This is what i found for ingredients. Im still waiting on an email from the company to confirm.

@Randy Holmes-Farley i didnt want to tag you til i had an ingredient list. Maybe you could help me here

 

[Saltyreef]

This is what i found for ingredients. Im still waiting on an email from the company to confirm.

@Randy Holmes-Farley i didnt want to tag you til i had an ingredient list. Maybe you could help me here

Hey, how did you get the sds to my shampoo?!

 

[SPS2020]

Soak in regular bleach and cold water rinse until you can no longer detect smell of bleach and sun dry for a few days

+1

I've used it in the past with no issues.

 

[TheDragonsReef]

+1

I've used it in the past with no issues.

Whatd you use the splashless bleach on?

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

Let it dry in the sun for a couple days, put it in a bucket with an airstone and a large helping of dechlorinator for a few more days. Rinse, sun dry, repeat. It took 3 cycles of this to get my rock to not smell like a public pool

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Let it dry in the sun for a couple days, put it in a bucket with an airstone and a large helping of dechlorinator for a few more days. Rinse, sun dry, repeat. It took 3 cycles of this to get my rock to not smell like a public pool

This is normal procedure for dealing with bleach, im just worried about the detergents in the splashless bleach.

 

[LiveFreeAndReef]

This is normal procedure for dealing with bleach, im just worried about the detergents in the splashless bleach.

My bad, that's just what I did for my rock after using splashless bleach