Brianemone Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 when using the flat worm exit i used some nasty carbon that released alot of dust into my tank (even after a really good rinse) it now coats all my rocks and when it lands on various acros/montis it causes tissue necrosis very quickly. now im planning on moving every thing into the sump for my new tank while i wait for every thing to be setup. but i dont want this nasty stuff to carry over into my new system, i did a water change last night and tried syphoning it off but it didnt want to come off (caked on) so how do i get rid of it with out scrapping all my rock and starting again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 slowly! how about this? 1. syphon about half of the water out of the tank and into a new tank, dripping through a piece of filter wool to ensure no dust gets through. 2. get a separate large bucket and fill it with saltwater. 3. take each piece of rock out, put into the bucket and blow the rock out with a powerhead, transfer the clean rock into the new tank. do this for each and all rocks. 4. syphon the rest of the water from the existing tank through the filter wool again, til the new tank is fill (or dump a percentage of the water and replace with new saltwater) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 i still think ill get a heap of transfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 how about half a dozen 6200 streams pointed at the rock work on 100% power? 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 If this is from yesterday, likely no more damage will happen, the dust will quickly accumulate general detritus and just join the rest of the detritus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 just use a new scrubbing brush on the rocks and rinse well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 blue red or green? ill give them a rinse in some of the old tank water bfore moving them over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 blue red or green? what ever tickles your fancy. pink if you like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 maybe i could con my wife into doing if it was a pink one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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