Live Rock Cure

[lakers10]

i have had really good looking pieces of LR in this tank i bought from someone

its been in my empty tank in my garage i soaked it in water and scrubbed it for a while

just wondering if i can put these pieces in my tank that i have up and running already??

[lakers10]

oh i forgot to say the rock does not smell idk if that helps

[alton]

I would put it in a bucket of chlorine water for a day, then de-chlorinate it and then a bucket of saltwater for a week with a power head or air stone. After a week check the amonnia/nitrite/nitrate levels in the bucket if 0, place it in your tank.

[lakers10]

ok cool thanks

[devonian]

wow, that seems a bit overkill, but I guess you cant be too careful these days with our reef tanks

giant, how big is the tank you want to add them to? Also, how big are the rocks? I would just throw them in, and assuming that tank has been cycled for some time now, and is over say 50 gal, then there should be no real impact on the system parameters.

[lakers10]

yeah there kinda large pieces i was just going to throw some in

and mine is 55g

[Europhyllia]

wow if you bleach it like that wouldn't you pretty much kill anything on it?
In that case why bother with liverock? Couldn't you have just let it dry out then and use it as base/dead rock?

When you stored it in your garage did you have any circulation going?

[lakers10]

not really it was just sitting in my other tank

just there its pretty hot in there and i just soaked it in hot water the other day but dont know what else to really do

[vman181]

The heat doesn't really matter when it comes to LR. The little things that ARE living on there go through a lot and survive just about anything. Since you have a 55g I would put one in a month but at the same time I would make sure the other(s) have some water movement while they wait their turn to be put in your main tank.

[lakers10]

oh ok so just soaking them is alright

i can add a piece right now if i want

[vman181]

oh ok so just soaking them is alright

i can add a piece right now if i want


That's what I would do, but that's me.

Others might say leave it in a tub with water movement and a skimmer. Do water changes on it for 4 to 6 weeks and test the water to make sure the cycle is over.

[lakers10]

yea i might just scrub them for a while then throw it in there

thanks everyone

[4fun]

where did you get this rock at? Iknow at some LFS they do cycle and dipending where you got it it might have cycled 1 day or 3 months

[lakers10]

well i got it from that tank i bought

that 75 g

[4fun]

oh that was dead, i think. i would put them in one at a time in to the 55g of about a month each just my O

[4fun]

you know what if you have room in your sump that might work too

[lakers10]

yeah i think ill put most of it in mu sump and just like one or two in my tank