transporting live rock

reeferman00 · 01/12/2008, 10:28 AM

could i just rap it in some wet paper towels for about an hour drive.
or should i fill the brute with saltwater.
could i dip the towels in freshwater ?

harryk · 01/12/2008, 10:57 AM

you can wrap them i paper towels or newspaper dipped in saltwater or you can transport in the brute with saltwater, but that would be much heavier. i would wrap them personally. you really shouldn't have any significant ammonia spike when you reuse them right away

Harry

Tiggr Reefer · 01/12/2008, 11:25 AM

DO NOT expose it to freshwater!

reeferman00 · 01/12/2008, 11:35 AM

alright thanks for the replys im going to rap them in wet towels of saltwater.

snorvich · 01/12/2008, 11:42 AM

Towels or newspaper are equally good.

SteveNMegz · 01/12/2008, 08:06 PM

we picked up 40lbs of cured live rock a couple weeks ago and transported it in a sealed styrofoam box (only water in it was the drips from the rock) for a hour drive, put it in our tank, and never saw any spikes!

jubjub · 01/12/2008, 10:00 PM

i picked some up about a hr away... i just threw it in a 5gallon bucket...drove home and put it in....no problems

reeferman00 · 01/12/2008, 10:33 PM

i picked it all up and put it in my tank.
everything seems to be fine.
knock on wood.
but im seeing a bunch of hitchikers which could be good and bad?

crt81 · 01/12/2008, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tiggr Reefer
DO NOT expose it to freshwater!

How come?

SaltyDr · 01/12/2008, 11:46 PM

I think he meant non saltwater.

crt81 · 01/13/2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SaltyDr
I think he meant non saltwater.

I know what he meant, but why- does it kill the rock or do damage?

I'd really like to know!

leoslizards · 01/14/2008, 01:24 AM

I would also like to know.

Beanfish · 01/14/2008, 12:46 PM

You would kill the beneficial bacteria as well as the hitchikers if exposed to fresh water.

werkkrew · 01/14/2008, 12:54 PM

My live rock I got was exposed to low salinity water (1.016-1.018) for about a day before I learned how to mix salt right and got a non-faulty hydrometer.

I wonder if my live rock is dead rock now.

I have since seeded the tank with sand from the LFS and some fresh live rock rubble, so aside from potentially killing the hitchikers, I should be ok right?

leoslizards · 01/14/2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by werkkrew
My live rock I got was exposed to low salinity water (1.016-1.018) for about a day before I learned how to mix salt right and got a non-faulty hydrometer.

I wonder if my live rock is dead rock now.

I have since seeded the tank with sand from the LFS and some fresh live rock rubble, so aside from potentially killing the hitchikers, I should be ok right?

I think I may have the same problem. The SG in my DT is at 1.018, and the curing tank is probably the same. I'm still waiting on my refractometer to arrive.

01/12/2008, 10:28 AM	#1
reeferman00 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: maryland Posts: 189	transporting live rock could i just rap it in some wet paper towels for about an hour drive. or should i fill the brute with saltwater. could i dip the towels in freshwater ?

01/12/2008, 11:42 AM	#5
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Towels or newspaper are equally good. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

01/12/2008, 08:06 PM	#6
SteveNMegz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Colborne Posts: 1,140	we picked up 40lbs of cured live rock a couple weeks ago and transported it in a sealed styrofoam box (only water in it was the drips from the rock) for a hour drive, put it in our tank, and never saw any spikes! __________________ Steve and Megz Current Tank Info: 55G Shallow Reef (30x30x14) - Equip: Ecotech Radion XR30 G3 Pro, 2 Tunze 6055, Vertex Omega 130 Skimmer, Ecotech Vectra M1 return, Vertex Rx1.5 Zeovit Reactor

01/12/2008, 10:00 PM	#7
jubjub Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: vacaville, cali Posts: 2,698	i picked some up about a hr away... i just threw it in a 5gallon bucket...drove home and put it in....no problems __________________ "The world holds two classes of men - intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence." - Abu Ala Al-Maari

01/14/2008, 12:54 PM	#14
werkkrew Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 102	My live rock I got was exposed to low salinity water (1.016-1.018) for about a day before I learned how to mix salt right and got a non-faulty hydrometer. I wonder if my live rock is dead rock now. I have since seeded the tank with sand from the LFS and some fresh live rock rubble, so aside from potentially killing the hitchikers, I should be ok right? __________________ My AquaticLog: http://www.aquaticlog.com/aquariums/werkkrew/1 Current Tank Info: 70G Custom Miracles Display 90G Total System Volume

01/12/2008, 10:57 AM	#2
harryk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 262	you can wrap them i paper towels or newspaper dipped in saltwater or you can transport in the brute with saltwater, but that would be much heavier. i would wrap them personally. you really shouldn't have any significant ammonia spike when you reuse them right away Harry

01/12/2008, 11:25 AM	#3
Tiggr Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wethersfield, CT Posts: 67	DO NOT expose it to freshwater!

01/12/2008, 11:35 AM	#4
reeferman00 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: maryland Posts: 189	alright thanks for the replys im going to rap them in wet towels of saltwater.

01/12/2008, 10:33 PM	#8
reeferman00 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: maryland Posts: 189	i picked it all up and put it in my tank. everything seems to be fine. knock on wood. but im seeing a bunch of hitchikers which could be good and bad?

01/12/2008, 11:46 PM	#10
SaltyDr Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 1,191	I think he meant non saltwater.

01/14/2008, 01:24 AM	#12
leoslizards Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, FL. Posts: 394	I would also like to know.

01/14/2008, 12:46 PM	#13
Beanfish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 121	You would kill the beneficial bacteria as well as the hitchikers if exposed to fresh water.