Which bleach to buy

[Iinux]

Hey all had an old tank that's invested with vermatide snails. I am tearing it down but wanted to bleach my rock for my new tank.
Since they change the label every other day it seems, wondering if this is the good stuff.

Thanks,
Iinux

 

[Fish Fan]

Yes, that looks good to me, you want regular household bleach without any extra perfumes and not the stuff labeled as "splash free" or similar.

Good luck!

 

[Iinux]

So this one should be good as well? Wally world didn't have enough clorox

 

[Fish Fan]

So this one should be good as well? Wally world didn't have enough clorox

Yes, same stuff, but cheaper ;)

Not to confuse you more, but if you're at the Mega-Lo-Mart, you can look over by the swimming pool stuff, you can get liquid swimming pool chlorine, it's the same as bleach but stronger, so you don't need to buy as much. Look on the label, it will also say Sodium Hypochlorite, but the concentration (percentage) will be higher, like 10% or 12%, where regular bleach is around 7.5%, I believe.

I use this when I bleach rock because I also use this in my pool:

Swimming Pool Liquid Chlorine

Otherwise, both the Chlorox and the Great Value bleach you had above will work just fine.

 

[exnisstech]

Another option is muratic acid. Bleach will sanitized but the acid will actually dissolved the outer layer of the rock. I like using it if rock is dirty or discolored but it's some nasty stuff so PPE is a must.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey all had an old tank that's invested with vermatide snails. I am tearing it down but wanted to bleach my rock for my new tank.
Since they change the label every other day it seems, wondering if this is the good stuff.

Thanks,
Iinux

as long as not scented . You have standard which I use

 

[Aaron75]

Bleach won't do anything with the vermetid tube's, you'd need acid. For bleach, I'd just use chlorine, it's pure and usually 2x stronger than any bottled bleach

 

[Freenow54]

Yes, that looks good to me, you want regular household bleach without any extra perfumes and not the stuff labeled as "splash free" or similar.

Good luck!

why not pure ammonia ? perfect to start a new cycle otherwise you will have to soak change soak for quite a while i would think

 

[Fish Fan]

why not pure ammonia ? perfect to start a new cycle otherwise you will have to soak change soak for quite a while i would think

The bleach is a strong oxidizer, and and will sanitize the tank as well as removing all the organics. Yes, ammonia would also sanitizer the tank, but you'd have to have a much greater concentration than what you'd want to start a cycle. Likewise, a strong acid like muriatic acid suggested above would also sanitize the tank, but in my experience that stuff is no joke, and PPE must be used. The fumes can be harmful, and the acid literally is dissolving away your rock. If you're not careful you can lose a significant portion of your rock. So my go to for sanitizing rock would be bleach.

You simply rinse the rocks well afterwards, and allow them to dry. Any residual bleach is neutralized once it's dry.

This write up may help:

Bleach Curing Dry Rock for a Saltwater Reef Tank - BRStv Reef FAQs

There are three main methods for curing live rock for a saltwater reef tank: natural, bleach and acid. Our focus today is using bleach for curing dry rock and we answer three direct questions. 1. What is a bleach cure? 2. When is it appropriate to bleach cure rock? 3. How to do

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Iinux]

So these rocks were originally in my last tank and were purple (the carib sea arch rocks)

I can see they are not purple anymore which is fine as they are bone white, but I want to make sure that should still make them fine to use? I know eventually they will be covered in algae anyways so I don't care about the white rocks, but making sure after testing that all chlorine is gone these rocks are safe to use

Thanks for all of your detailed responses!
Iinux

 

[Fish Fan]

So these rocks were originally in my last tank and were purple (the carib sea arch rocks)

I can see they are not purple anymore which is fine as they are bone white, but I want to make sure that should still make them fine to use? I know eventually they will be covered in algae anyways so I don't care about the white rocks, but making sure after testing that all chlorine is gone these rocks are safe to use

Thanks for all of your detailed responses!
Iinux

After the bleaching, rinse the rocks and let them dry thoroughly, ideally in the sunlight. When dry, bleach is neutralized, it's also degraded by sunlight.