Curing live rock outside? Doable?

lolgranny · 04/03/2011, 11:37 AM

Afternoon all,

I was curious if this is able to be done. Take a huge brute trash can or a small pond put a powerhead in there and leave it outside on my deck in the sun.

Would i have to do water changes?
Would i need a skimmer?

I figure i will need to keep it covered with something so bugs done get in there, correct?

What about rain?

Just a thought. I plan on setting up a larger tank and i figured if i can get the rock started sooner then later i will be ahead of the ball.

Thoughts?

Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!

AndroidReef · 04/03/2011, 12:22 PM

Hi!

IMO the problem here is that if there's light prolly there's algae, so u have food for microorganisms and live rock will never die.

I think u can put it somewhere with no light at all so everything dies, u don't need a power head, water changes or a skimmer, once it starts smelling weird means everything is dying u can do a water change there just to avoid weird smells near home and then wait a few days, after that just wash it thoroughly with a hard brush and let it dry. Will recommend to wash them again before placing them into the tank

If u let them dry everything will die but might not decompose so once u put in the the tank u might have ammonia spikes.

Good Luck

lolgranny · 04/03/2011, 12:59 PM

Thanks for the imput!

I was thinking more along the lines of getting the coral all nice and pretty. lol

Coraline growth... ect.

You bring up a excellent point thought. With that light there will be algae growth so i might want to do water changes to reduce N /P

Just trying to think outside of the box

HanoverFist · 04/03/2011, 01:10 PM

tbh coralline takes months to start , and spread, so you'd be looking at 6 months of waiting.

Better off just waiting it out in the tank where you can at least enjoy it.

AndroidReef · 04/03/2011, 02:54 PM

Guess you already have that coralline in your tank AFAIK coralline does not spontaneously appear and I think I misunderstood you I tough u wanted everything dead in the rock to use it as base for other corals some sort of dry rock

, but you just want to make sure it's safe for your tank, In that case I would say yes u need a powerhead, skimmer (or weekly water changes) and heater if needed, I read somewhere is recommended the tank to be unlit to avoid algae bloom problems and u can keep it there for a month or so, u will now it's ready when stops smelling and ur water parameters are normal, u can use some sort of mesh to avoid bugs and rain could be a problem cus it can affect salinity

lolgranny · 04/03/2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HanoverFist

tbh coralline takes months to start , and spread, so you'd be looking at 6 months of waiting.

Better off just waiting it out in the tank where you can at least enjoy it.

I understand that completly, but i dont have the tank to enjoy it in yet

I figured doing this would make it so that tank would thrive quicker.

04/03/2011, 11:37 AM	#1
lolgranny The DQ King Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago (McHenry) Posts: 2,414	Curing live rock outside? Doable? Afternoon all, I was curious if this is able to be done. Take a huge brute trash can or a small pond put a powerhead in there and leave it outside on my deck in the sun. Would i have to do water changes? Would i need a skimmer? I figure i will need to keep it covered with something so bugs done get in there, correct? What about rain? Just a thought. I plan on setting up a larger tank and i figured if i can get the rock started sooner then later i will be ahead of the ball. Thoughts? Thanks guys!!!!!!!!! __________________ -Dave Current Tank Info: 40g RIP. 300g system, 180g display.

04/03/2011, 12:59 PM	#3
lolgranny The DQ King Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago (McHenry) Posts: 2,414	Thanks for the imput! I was thinking more along the lines of getting the coral all nice and pretty. lol Coraline growth... ect. You bring up a excellent point thought. With that light there will be algae growth so i might want to do water changes to reduce N /P Just trying to think outside of the box __________________ -Dave Current Tank Info: 40g RIP. 300g system, 180g display.

04/03/2011, 02:54 PM	#5
AndroidReef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 78	Guess you already have that coralline in your tank AFAIK coralline does not spontaneously appear and I think I misunderstood you I tough u wanted everything dead in the rock to use it as base for other corals some sort of dry rock , but you just want to make sure it's safe for your tank, In that case I would say yes u need a powerhead, skimmer (or weekly water changes) and heater if needed, I read somewhere is recommended the tank to be unlit to avoid algae bloom problems and u can keep it there for a month or so, u will now it's ready when stops smelling and ur water parameters are normal, u can use some sort of mesh to avoid bugs and rain could be a problem cus it can affect salinity Last edited by AndroidReef; 04/03/2011 at 02:59 PM.

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04/03/2011, 12:22 PM	#2
AndroidReef Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 78	Hi! IMO the problem here is that if there's light prolly there's algae, so u have food for microorganisms and live rock will never die. I think u can put it somewhere with no light at all so everything dies, u don't need a power head, water changes or a skimmer, once it starts smelling weird means everything is dying u can do a water change there just to avoid weird smells near home and then wait a few days, after that just wash it thoroughly with a hard brush and let it dry. Will recommend to wash them again before placing them into the tank If u let them dry everything will die but might not decompose so once u put in the the tank u might have ammonia spikes. Good Luck

04/03/2011, 01:10 PM	#4
HanoverFist Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 626	tbh coralline takes months to start , and spread, so you'd be looking at 6 months of waiting. Better off just waiting it out in the tank where you can at least enjoy it.