hey guys how can i clean this coral sand back to whit again,is it doable...i hate to throwaway.....
Making Coral Sand White Again..
- Thread starter CichlidsRool
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Bleach it? Take a small sample of it and try it. That's how you would get a full size piece of coral white again.
I don't really think you can turn it white if you bleached it. The bleach may possibly absorb into the substrate and leak out once in water over time that would be my main concern. But you could try it on like a small handful leave it in a 5 gallon bucket for a couple week's and smell it and see if you smell bleach.
mr.reef24
mr.reef24
1 part Chlorox (pure, unscented), 2 parts water, let it soak over night, then soak it again for 48 hours in a "prepped" aquarium water solution (water plus amquel/prime/whatever you use). Then it should be ok for use and pretty clean.
you are 100% right, i test in a small amount in the cup, one with bleach and one with peroxide, so-far peroxide is doing better job and it is safer....i will take pictures so you guys can see it....mr.reef24;3076032; said:
CichlidsRool;3079832; said:
I hope it work's just be cautionish I would hate to see you labor over getting in white but it being deadly to the fish and you suffer loses in your system
Mr.Reef24
Peroxide is eating the coral.
H2O2 and CaCO3 turns into CaOH2, O2, and CO2. You're not washing it, you're dissolving it. That's what the fizzing is.
FYI CaOH2 is the hardening element in portland cement. Your water is going to be very basic, very alkaline, and possibly very cloudy when you add that coral. Make sure you at least rinse it really, really well.
Bleach is the better option as even if you do have Cl2 hanging around in the bucket, your Prime/Amquel/NovAqua/that terrible tetra stuff, will bond with it and remove it from the Coral.
H2O2 and CaCO3 turns into CaOH2, O2, and CO2. You're not washing it, you're dissolving it. That's what the fizzing is.
FYI CaOH2 is the hardening element in portland cement. Your water is going to be very basic, very alkaline, and possibly very cloudy when you add that coral. Make sure you at least rinse it really, really well.
Bleach is the better option as even if you do have Cl2 hanging around in the bucket, your Prime/Amquel/NovAqua/that terrible tetra stuff, will bond with it and remove it from the Coral.