Recuring live rock

D-Rod · 04/26/2006, 09:43 AM

Can sombody help me out?
I'm looking for that thread to cure LR that has been out of a tank for a while.

Thanke

Agu · 04/26/2006, 10:21 AM

Don't know about the thread but I've done it.

First you want to clean it thoroughly of any dead matter. Garden hose and a brush works fine for this.

Next you immerse it in saltwater. Be sure to swish it around to remove any air pockets. Add some lr rubble and live sand to seed the rock and add circulation. Test, do waterchanges if there's ammonia, and wait...

Some people use tubs or buckets and that works. Ideally you'd put it in the tank under the lighting it's going to receive. That way you can try out different aquascaping while you wait. In addition different species of coraline grow under different lighting. Even if you get some coralline in a dark tub it may not survive in a brightly lit tank.

D-Rod · 04/26/2006, 10:57 AM

Thanks
That's It!
That"s sounds too easy.
What about smell, if i do it in the tank in my office is it going to stink up the whole house?
Or do i tell my family, that smell is just nature at work!

AdidaKev · 04/26/2006, 11:11 AM

Do you have a garage you could cure it in?

D-Rod · 04/26/2006, 11:16 AM

Yeah?
I get the point or is it smell?

Agu · 04/26/2006, 11:53 AM

How much rock are you looking at curing ?

Analternative is to do the first couple of weeks in the garage and then move it to clean water in the tank.

D-Rod · 04/26/2006, 05:04 PM

85 lbs

dmo · 04/26/2006, 09:49 PM

How long has it been out of a tank? If it is completely dry, I dont think recuring it will be too stinky.

D-Rod · 04/26/2006, 11:09 PM

2 weeks, it's been kept slighty moist in a trashcan with the lid on.

04/26/2006, 09:43 AM	#1
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	Recuring live rock Can sombody help me out? I'm looking for that thread to cure LR that has been out of a tank for a while. Thanke __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

04/26/2006, 10:21 AM	#2
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	Don't know about the thread but I've done it. First you want to clean it thoroughly of any dead matter. Garden hose and a brush works fine for this. Next you immerse it in saltwater. Be sure to swish it around to remove any air pockets. Add some lr rubble and live sand to seed the rock and add circulation. Test, do waterchanges if there's ammonia, and wait... Some people use tubs or buckets and that works. Ideally you'd put it in the tank under the lighting it's going to receive. That way you can try out different aquascaping while you wait. In addition different species of coraline grow under different lighting. Even if you get some coralline in a dark tub it may not survive in a brightly lit tank. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

04/26/2006, 10:57 AM	#3
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	Thanks That's It! That"s sounds too easy. What about smell, if i do it in the tank in my office is it going to stink up the whole house? Or do i tell my family, that smell is just nature at work! __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

04/26/2006, 11:11 AM	#4
AdidaKev Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NA Posts: 624	Do you have a garage you could cure it in? __________________ ... Current Tank Info: NA

04/26/2006, 11:16 AM	#5
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	Yeah? I get the point or is it smell? __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

04/26/2006, 11:53 AM	#6
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	How much rock are you looking at curing ? Analternative is to do the first couple of weeks in the garage and then move it to clean water in the tank. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

04/26/2006, 05:04 PM	#7
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	85 lbs __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

04/26/2006, 09:49 PM	#8
dmo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Seattle, Wa Posts: 154	How long has it been out of a tank? If it is completely dry, I dont think recuring it will be too stinky.

04/26/2006, 11:09 PM	#9
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	2 weeks, it's been kept slighty moist in a trashcan with the lid on. __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.