Cycling Pukani Dry Rock

shesacharmer · 05/07/2014, 10:50 AM

Is it necessary to have a heater and a powerhead to cycle the rock in seawater or would an airstone to aerate the water at room temperature do the trick?

thegrun · 05/07/2014, 11:24 AM

What is your "room temperature"? You are going to significantly slow down the cycle if the water temperatures drop into the low 60s. Same thing with water movement, it will help speed things up.

shesacharmer · 05/07/2014, 12:12 PM

My room temperature would be HIGHLY variable so I guess a heater would definitely be in order. It makes sense. Speeding things up, while not necessary (I'll be adding to current LR not replacing or starting fresh) sounds like the way to go. Thank you for the feedback!

JMorris271 · 05/07/2014, 01:40 PM

Didn't NH have a frost warning yesterday?

shesacharmer · 05/09/2014, 11:02 AM

My tulips are shivering!

EnderTurtle · 05/09/2014, 12:55 PM

Yes curing is the process of removing the nutrtients and dead stuff from your dry rock. A heater cooks the dead stuff and a powrhead pushes it off. So if you want to cure your rocks faster then do this. Cold water with no flow = longer wait

sponger0 · 05/09/2014, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by EnderTurtle

Yes curing is the process of removing the nutrtients and dead stuff from your dry rock. A heater cooks the dead stuff and a powrhead pushes it off. So if you want to cure your rocks faster then do this. Cold water with no flow = longer wait

This is far from correct. Curing is not the process of removing nutrients. Curing is the process of turning dry rock into live rock by allow bacteria to grow on it in saltwater.

Dead and decaying matter begins a cycle and in time you will have live rock.

It does not remove nutrients.

ReEfErAdDiCt86 · 05/09/2014, 01:11 PM

Like mentioned above, the colder the temperature the longer the cycle will take. Make sure you throw some kind of matter that will decay or use a bacteria excelerator such as Microbacter 7 or another product that is widely available.

05/07/2014, 10:50 AM	#1
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	Cycling Pukani Dry Rock Is it necessary to have a heater and a powerhead to cycle the rock in seawater or would an airstone to aerate the water at room temperature do the trick?

05/09/2014, 11:02 AM	#5
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	Dude... My tulips are shivering!

05/07/2014, 11:24 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	What is your "room temperature"? You are going to significantly slow down the cycle if the water temperatures drop into the low 60s. Same thing with water movement, it will help speed things up.

05/07/2014, 12:12 PM	#3
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	My room temperature would be HIGHLY variable so I guess a heater would definitely be in order. It makes sense. Speeding things up, while not necessary (I'll be adding to current LR not replacing or starting fresh) sounds like the way to go. Thank you for the feedback!

05/07/2014, 01:40 PM	#4
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	Didn't NH have a frost warning yesterday?

05/09/2014, 12:55 PM	#6
EnderTurtle BAR - Sponsorships Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 521	Yes curing is the process of removing the nutrtients and dead stuff from your dry rock. A heater cooks the dead stuff and a powrhead pushes it off. So if you want to cure your rocks faster then do this. Cold water with no flow = longer wait

05/09/2014, 01:11 PM	#8
ReEfErAdDiCt86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 60	Like mentioned above, the colder the temperature the longer the cycle will take. Make sure you throw some kind of matter that will decay or use a bacteria excelerator such as Microbacter 7 or another product that is widely available.