to clean or not to clean

[sazzy34]

id give them a good scrub with a hard brush and the hottest water possible.

 

[wangster11235]

dry them out and then power wash

 

[davidefc]

pressure wash them then put in hot water,

 

[plausible]

wash scrub and pour boiling water over it and rinse =)

 

[dr_sudz]

I have boiled a few rocks in my time with no issues, if you can't boil then I would probly scrub the rocks really well and then dip them in a 10% bleach soloution and then soak them in heavy water conditioned water. Or pour lots of boiling water over the stones.

 

[Anarbol]

of course if you want keep ur fishes with health

u never know tha's in the wild !

 

[DasArab]

Boiling can be dangerous. Too much pressure can cause the rocks to explode. Simply rinse them under hot water but not boiling water.

I was thinking the same too. stick them in a bucket or rubber maid type thingy and add a strong dose of tank dechlorinator, or even use baby steralizing tablets. BTW its never a good idea to use rocks that are porous as they can hide a multitude of sins.

 

[cichlid savage]

I always bleach and boil stones for my tanks. If they are to big to boil, the I will still scrub with bleach water, then pour lots of boiling water over them to rinse. Or I will fill the bathtub up with the hottest water possible soak drain and repeat several times. I do this even with stone purchased from the LFS or a garden shop.