rocks

donald_202 · 03/13/2008, 04:38 PM

i just got a good deal on rocks. 25$ for 50lb. but it was in freshwater for months .how can i bring them back to alive?

dante7921 · 03/13/2008, 04:42 PM

just put them in your tank and the existing life will see it. it'll be alive in no time!

Thats a great deal....I just came across 150 lbs of Fiji (cured) for $100 bucks!

dante7921 · 03/13/2008, 04:43 PM

sorry, i meant it will "seed" it.

Roy G. Biv · 03/13/2008, 04:49 PM

They were in freshwater as in a stcked freshwater tank? If thats the case they may have been exposed to medications. You just may want to cure them in a barrel, changing out water every few days. I read a post a while ago about a guy that found liverock in the woods that someone dumped there. He took it home, cured it, and used it.

As stated above. Life will find the rock.

donald_202 · 03/13/2008, 05:33 PM

is ok to leave half of the rock above the water right?

Roy G. Biv · 03/13/2008, 05:36 PM

The goal is to dilute anything bad into the water. I would say that in order for it to be successful, it all should be under.

donald_202 · 03/13/2008, 06:23 PM

how would i know is ready?

cdbias2 · 03/14/2008, 11:48 AM

Make sure you test for copper before you put it in your tank since it came from a FW system.

03/13/2008, 04:38 PM	#1
donald_202 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: flushing new york Posts: 80	rocks i just got a good deal on rocks. 25$ for 50lb. but it was in freshwater for months .how can i bring them back to alive?

03/13/2008, 04:42 PM	#2
dante7921 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Harrisburg, Pa. Posts: 97	just put them in your tank and the existing life will see it. it'll be alive in no time! Thats a great deal....I just came across 150 lbs of Fiji (cured) for $100 bucks!

03/13/2008, 04:43 PM	#3
dante7921 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Harrisburg, Pa. Posts: 97	sorry, i meant it will "seed" it.

03/13/2008, 04:49 PM	#4
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	They were in freshwater as in a stcked freshwater tank? If thats the case they may have been exposed to medications. You just may want to cure them in a barrel, changing out water every few days. I read a post a while ago about a guy that found liverock in the woods that someone dumped there. He took it home, cured it, and used it. As stated above. Life will find the rock.

03/13/2008, 05:33 PM	#5
donald_202 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: flushing new york Posts: 80	is ok to leave half of the rock above the water right?

03/13/2008, 05:36 PM	#6
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	The goal is to dilute anything bad into the water. I would say that in order for it to be successful, it all should be under.

03/13/2008, 06:23 PM	#7
donald_202 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: flushing new york Posts: 80	how would i know is ready?

03/14/2008, 11:48 AM	#8
cdbias2 Appalachian Reef Society Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alum Creek, WV (No more) Posts: 1,433	Make sure you test for copper before you put it in your tank since it came from a FW system.