River_styx Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 If you take a live rock and stick it out in the sun for weeks, is that enough to kill hydroids? Anyone know if the suckers can hibernate? Link to comment
Horerczy Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Hydroid eggs would survive a dry spell. Not sure about the hydroids themselves. Link to comment
spazizz Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Ive killed hydroids by putting kalk paste over them. Worked really well when I removed the rocks from the tank for a few minutes then applied the paste. Today I tried applying the paste while the rocks were in the tank. Link to comment
River_styx Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Okay thanks. I didn't see any hydroids on the rocks, I'm just doing this just in case, since the rock is going into a seahorse tank. Link to comment
spazizz Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Update Kalking them in the tank did not work. They all survived. Link to comment
River_styx Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Damn. I wish all reef inhabitants were as hardy as hydroids. Well, the rock is sitting in boiling water outside, which I assume will kill just about anything (I've probably now jinxed it). Link to comment
spazizz Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I wish that were true. Be careful with boiling water and reef rock, it can explode. Damn. I wish all reef inhabitants were as hardy as hydroids. Well, the rock is sitting in boiling water outside, which I assume will kill just about anything (I've probably now jinxed it). Link to comment
River_styx Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Yeah, I've read that, which I think is a little odd. Now, the person who microwaved his live rock and had it explode I can understand. Link to comment
Horerczy Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 The water in the rock is becoming hot and more active and trying to escape the tiny pores it's constrained to far too rapidly causing the rather fragile rock to give. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I've seen dry rock explode from being exposed to heat before during a heat stress on some large piping. The moisture in the rock cannot escape fast enough and what you have is a mini grenade. I wish people never started using the word cook when it came to live rock as it can be very confusing and dangerous. I've noticed a patch here or there before and I usually just epoxy over them and glue a frag down. Problem solved. Link to comment
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