Detritus on live rock

[monti1]

?I was just finishing up a water change on my tank and noticed a good amount of detritus building up in the crevices of my rock. It is a fairly new tank so I am still dealing with algae out breaks. should I take the rock out of the tank and shake off the detritus in made up saltwater? I was thinking about re-aquascaping the tank to elimate dead spots now that I have my new powerheads. I could shake off the rocks then. What do you think?

Thanks,
- Rick

[NCguy]

Use a turkey baster or a small powerhead to blow it off the rocks then siphon it out. You can siphon it through a filter sock and dont have to do a water change.

[monti1]

not to sound like a complete jack *** but I assume I would put the filter soc in the sump and run the siphon through that correct?

[NCguy]

That is correct.

[monti1]

Thanks Tim. I guess I have tomorrow nights project in order.

Thanks again

[NCguy]

You're welcome

[Pea-brain]

I've actually foudn you will get a crapload of detritus out of nearly every crevice and such by taking a new stiff bristle toothbrush (I use a colgate 360) and giving a few quick swipes over the rock. The amount of detritus and crap in their is amazing. My toothbrush is now my 2nd favorite aquarium cleaning tool (after my turkey baster )

Dan

[vanmo92]

Turkey baster works well for me, but the filter sock in the sump sounds like an even better Idea!

[monti1]

Yeah then you arent taking any water out of the tank. Good for me, a guy with no rodi unit in the house. I like the idea of the tooth brush too.

[ahullsb]

I powerhead should do the trick fairly well. But I might try a toothbrush as well now.