Alabastor
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Say I found I few pieces of slate I would like to put in my tank. How would you go about cleaning them. I'm thinking just a good boiling to kill and clean it.
Preparing Slate for Tanks
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jsoong
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Wash lots, then sterilize by:
heat - put in oven, in BBQ, hot sun, etc.
bleach - I soaked mine in 10:1 bleach, then washed the heck afterwards, finally rinsed with a good dose of dechlorinator. And then I left the rocks out in the sun for a week just in case so any remaining bleach can break down / dissipate. <The last step is just for me being paranoid!>
salt - strong salt solution will kill most bugs, although I hadn't tried that myself.
heat - put in oven, in BBQ, hot sun, etc.
bleach - I soaked mine in 10:1 bleach, then washed the heck afterwards, finally rinsed with a good dose of dechlorinator. And then I left the rocks out in the sun for a week just in case so any remaining bleach can break down / dissipate. <The last step is just for me being paranoid!>
salt - strong salt solution will kill most bugs, although I hadn't tried that myself.
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