LR Curing ? / Cycle?

SnowManSnow · 10/19/2008, 12:36 PM

Hey. I should know this, but only having set up one tank in the last 5 years or so it's been quite a while.

Is curing the same as cycling LR?

Is it the same as what some call "COOKING" the LR?

The way I understand it after I get new LR in, say from MarineDepotLive or some place.. I should put it in a seperate tank with minimal light... Do 50% water changes for a few months before I attempt to add it to a reef environment?

What do you guys suggest? Am I on the right track?

Where's a great place to get LR?

silverwolf72 · 10/19/2008, 01:25 PM

If it is a new setup I would just cure it in the tank, this cycles the tank.
Cooking is like you said, it help remove any dieing material, and kills off most of the life that may be on the rock( sponges, algae, critters)

SnowManSnow · 10/19/2008, 02:19 PM

hmm i actually need to cook the current rock i have now to kill off any algae before I put it in the new setup then I guess.

Shouldn't be a problem.

B

10/19/2008, 12:36 PM	#1
SnowManSnow Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 956	LR Curing ? / Cycle? Hey. I should know this, but only having set up one tank in the last 5 years or so it's been quite a while. Is curing the same as cycling LR? Is it the same as what some call "COOKING" the LR? The way I understand it after I get new LR in, say from MarineDepotLive or some place.. I should put it in a seperate tank with minimal light... Do 50% water changes for a few months before I attempt to add it to a reef environment? What do you guys suggest? Am I on the right track? Where's a great place to get LR? __________________ It's dark as the inside of a cow out here! - Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 120 MRC acrylic Tank (love it). Constellation T5s Mixed Reef

10/19/2008, 02:19 PM	#3
SnowManSnow Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 956	hmm i actually need to cook the current rock i have now to kill off any algae before I put it in the new setup then I guess. Shouldn't be a problem. B __________________ It's dark as the inside of a cow out here! - Mark Twain Current Tank Info: 120 MRC acrylic Tank (love it). Constellation T5s Mixed Reef

10/19/2008, 01:25 PM	#2
silverwolf72 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lake Forrest CA Posts: 1,732	If it is a new setup I would just cure it in the tank, this cycles the tank. Cooking is like you said, it help remove any dieing material, and kills off most of the life that may be on the rock( sponges, algae, critters)