Storing Live Rock

lokian · 09/13/2010, 07:03 AM

What would i need to do to keep live rock alive but store for a while?

I'm thinking of getting some LR out of an established tank before i get my tank. what would need to be done to keep the live rock alive while the main tank is being set up... talking maybe 2 months before thank goes in?

Thanks
Q

shifty51008 · 09/13/2010, 07:12 AM

put it in a plastic tote with a heater and water pump for circulation is all you need.

SMT6h · 09/13/2010, 07:19 AM

large rubbermade tub, with a few airstones running really strong does well. Keep it at room temperature. If you have a pump or protein skimmer, set that up on the rock in the tub as well. Consider setting some lights over it with a timer also if you are trying to keep the coraline going on it as well.

lokian · 09/13/2010, 08:21 AM

should i do water changes on it? i would want to keep as much of it alive as possible

jeff@zina.com · 09/13/2010, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lokian

should i do water changes on it?

It's helpful. You can also test the water parameters to see when you need to do a change.

Jeff

SMT6h · 09/13/2010, 12:01 PM

the closer you can go to aquarium type conditions for it, the better it will do.
occasional water change, calcium addition, etc.
I kept a huge cattle waterer style rubber made trough of rock at one point, put two halides over it, a bunch of aragonite in the bottom and used the outlet/drain from it to hook to an external pump powering an ETSS skimmer. That was some of the best looking rock when all was said and done.

-S

lokian · 09/13/2010, 02:18 PM

heard back from the seller and the rock has a aiptasia outbreak on it... can i still salvage this? is aiptasia really that bad?

aysnow · 09/13/2010, 02:19 PM

i know people that used large rubbermaid totes. just make sure they get plenty of water flow

cholo900rr · 09/13/2010, 07:32 PM

It can be hard to eradicate. Personally I would by cheap base rock and possibly get one or two good peices of good live rock when you set up the tank. I think patience is the key. There is no sense in putting in rock that has critters on it in my opinion.

SMT6h · 09/14/2010, 10:09 AM

it depends on how much aptisia you are talking about and how determined you are to clear it up. Some determination with Kalkawasser or lemon juice and a syringe will get rid of most of them. Also Copper Banded Butterfly fish eat them up......

09/13/2010, 07:03 AM	#1
lokian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 119	Storing Live Rock What would i need to do to keep live rock alive but store for a while? I'm thinking of getting some LR out of an established tank before i get my tank. what would need to be done to keep the live rock alive while the main tank is being set up... talking maybe 2 months before thank goes in? Thanks Q

09/13/2010, 07:32 PM	#9
cholo900rr Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: waukegan Posts: 27	aptasia It can be hard to eradicate. Personally I would by cheap base rock and possibly get one or two good peices of good live rock when you set up the tank. I think patience is the key. There is no sense in putting in rock that has critters on it in my opinion.

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09/13/2010, 07:12 AM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	put it in a plastic tote with a heater and water pump for circulation is all you need.

09/13/2010, 07:19 AM	#3
SMT6h Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 150	large rubbermade tub, with a few airstones running really strong does well. Keep it at room temperature. If you have a pump or protein skimmer, set that up on the rock in the tub as well. Consider setting some lights over it with a timer also if you are trying to keep the coraline going on it as well.

09/13/2010, 08:21 AM	#4
lokian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 119	should i do water changes on it? i would want to keep as much of it alive as possible

09/13/2010, 12:01 PM	#6
SMT6h Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 150	the closer you can go to aquarium type conditions for it, the better it will do. occasional water change, calcium addition, etc. I kept a huge cattle waterer style rubber made trough of rock at one point, put two halides over it, a bunch of aragonite in the bottom and used the outlet/drain from it to hook to an external pump powering an ETSS skimmer. That was some of the best looking rock when all was said and done. -S

09/13/2010, 02:18 PM	#7
lokian Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 119	heard back from the seller and the rock has a aiptasia outbreak on it... can i still salvage this? is aiptasia really that bad?

09/13/2010, 02:19 PM	#8
aysnow Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 174	i know people that used large rubbermaid totes. just make sure they get plenty of water flow

09/14/2010, 10:09 AM	#10
SMT6h Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 150	it depends on how much aptisia you are talking about and how determined you are to clear it up. Some determination with Kalkawasser or lemon juice and a syringe will get rid of most of them. Also Copper Banded Butterfly fish eat them up......