quick liverock question

[ajm]

I managed to find an old container of crushed coral and in the middle also found a chunk of LR. It was pretty nasty so I did the whole bleach process to clean it up. Next thing; It is covered in shells (pic below) and I THOUGHT I read somewhere that this wasnt good and the shells should be removed. Is this true or not?

[stevelkaneval]

if you remove the shells you will have lr rubble. it should not matter. my lr has shells in it and its doing fine.

[kau_cinta_ku]

the shells are fine to have.

[Finding Emo]

I wish I had some shells in my live rock...

[harryk]

The shells should be fine. I'm not sure about bleaching the rock though. you might have contaminated it if you used bleach. After all it is porous.

Harry

[ajm]

Originally posted by harryk
The shells should be fine. I'm not sure about bleaching the rock though. you might have contaminated it if you used bleach. After all it is porous.

Harry

I dont remember which forum it was but its referenced to once in awhile on here that I found the info but anyways they CLAIMED the following should be ok (im still a bit iffy on it though myself). Soak rock in 50/50 water/bleach for 2 days, fresh water for 2 days, freshwater/baking soda mix for 3-4 days, fresh water for 2 days and then rinse really well.

[tmz]

I think shells are fine and attractive. However, if too many are pointed upward they could function like a tray of bosls waiting to bill filled with detrius soup.

[harryk]

Originally posted by ajm
I dont remember which forum it was but its referenced to once in awhile on here that I found the info but anyways they CLAIMED the following should be ok (im still a bit iffy on it though myself). Soak rock in 50/50 water/bleach for 2 days, fresh water for 2 days, freshwater/baking soda mix for 3-4 days, fresh water for 2 days and then rinse really well.

I'm sure you read it, but personally I would never use bleach on porous rock, especially such a large dose as 50% bleach. I think no matter how much you rinse it that rock will probably have bleach leaching out for a long time, JMO. I have bleached equipment using a 5/1 ratio 5 parts water 1 part bleach but then again they aren't porous.

Harry