Ok, last night I bought a 56g tall glass tank with a really nice stand. It has about 70lbs of LR, Fiji, Tonga branch and a couple of vice base rocks. A Fluval 305, Sea Clone skimmer(I hear the suck but WTH), a Penguin 350, 2 24" T8 lights with a Marina triple lunar light kit add on, a tote full of chemicals, filter refills, salt, bio material, test kit and all kinds of extras like target feeder, net, couple of power heads and bunch of frozen food. Also came with 1 true percula, 1 blue damsel and 1 blue yellow tail damsel, a 10g tank and a second Sea Clone skimmer. Paid $400.00 for all.
Now my question relates to this: I have the fish in QT but the LR was loaded with bubble algae and the tank had not had a water change in about 3 months. Although the water was clear I don't trust the rock and definitely am ditching the sand. I want to clean and redo the whole tank from scratch with a new cycle and have left the rock drying over night. I know it will become dead and will ressed when ready but what is the best way to clean and ready the rock to be sure there will be no problems. Can I just scrub and rinse and then cure in a saltwater tank? Sorry this is so long!
Now my question relates to this: I have the fish in QT but the LR was loaded with bubble algae and the tank had not had a water change in about 3 months. Although the water was clear I don't trust the rock and definitely am ditching the sand. I want to clean and redo the whole tank from scratch with a new cycle and have left the rock drying over night. I know it will become dead and will ressed when ready but what is the best way to clean and ready the rock to be sure there will be no problems. Can I just scrub and rinse and then cure in a saltwater tank? Sorry this is so long!