Removing Algae from LR while curing

[sroot17]

I just picked up 50lbs of Fiji live rock and a piece or two have come green hair like algae growth. I know I should remove anything thats dying and all sponges but what about living algae?

 

[melosu58]

I would scrub it off in SW. Just get some SW and take a brush and then scrub the daylights out of it. Then cure the LR.

 

[Jimbo7]

I would try and take care of all of it now. Get a really hard dish brush and like melosu said, go to town on it. You can use a hard toothbrush to get into the crevices as well. I introduced a small piece into my tank once that had this nasty algae on it, and it ended up ravaging my tank.
Like they say, and ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 

[sroot17]

Thanks everyone! Looks like I will be doing some scrubbing tonight.

 

[cmor1701d]

I would leave the sponges and jsut go after the HA. Gently scrub the loose material off. If you use this to cycle your tank, or cycle in a bin with no lights on the algae should also die out after the nutrients are used up.