Live rock question?

BADFISH909 · 05/27/2009, 04:00 PM

Can u pull out live rock out of your tank and leave it out of water, drying out, and then put it back in a week later. will anything happen to the water conditions?

MeReefBeef · 05/27/2009, 04:07 PM

Yes you'll have a lot of die off on the rock if you take it out of the water for a week. It will cause your ammonia/nitrites to spike. Leave it in the water.

rgrobe · 05/27/2009, 04:18 PM

Why would you want to remove it?

1geo · 05/27/2009, 04:40 PM

If you do remove your live rock and let it dry out, put it in a seperate tank to cure because as MeReefBeef said, your chemistry will go south. Once cured it can be put back in your main tank. I too am curious like rgrobe, why would you want to do this?

BADFISH909 · 05/27/2009, 04:41 PM

i have a bunch of majanos and i have a mantis shrimp i dont want in my tank. im jusy gonna putty the majanos and leabe the mantis. thanks

1geo · 05/27/2009, 05:12 PM

Mix up a very salty batch of water, say 1.030 sg. Take the rock and put it in the solution, anything alive in the rock should leave the rock. Collect your shrimp and put the rock back in the aquarium.

rgrobe · 05/27/2009, 05:14 PM

In that case you will definately want to cure the rock again before returning to the DT. Have you tried trapping the mantis? How many marjanos do you have. I have found that several applications of Joes Juice or Aptasia-X will get rid of them if you are persistent enough.

05/27/2009, 04:00 PM	#1
BADFISH909 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Upland, Ca Posts: 162	Live rock question? Can u pull out live rock out of your tank and leave it out of water, drying out, and then put it back in a week later. will anything happen to the water conditions?

05/27/2009, 04:40 PM	#4
1geo 1geo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tampa Bay area of FL Posts: 230	If you do remove your live rock and let it dry out, put it in a seperate tank to cure because as MeReefBeef said, your chemistry will go south. Once cured it can be put back in your main tank. I too am curious like rgrobe, why would you want to do this? __________________ George A Mandalou Current Tank Info: 1 - 40 gal

05/27/2009, 05:12 PM	#6
1geo 1geo Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tampa Bay area of FL Posts: 230	Mix up a very salty batch of water, say 1.030 sg. Take the rock and put it in the solution, anything alive in the rock should leave the rock. Collect your shrimp and put the rock back in the aquarium. __________________ George A Mandalou Current Tank Info: 1 - 40 gal

05/27/2009, 04:07 PM	#2
MeReefBeef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 74	Yes you'll have a lot of die off on the rock if you take it out of the water for a week. It will cause your ammonia/nitrites to spike. Leave it in the water.

05/27/2009, 04:18 PM	#3
rgrobe Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego area Posts: 416	Why would you want to remove it?

05/27/2009, 04:41 PM	#5
BADFISH909 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Upland, Ca Posts: 162	i have a bunch of majanos and i have a mantis shrimp i dont want in my tank. im jusy gonna putty the majanos and leabe the mantis. thanks

05/27/2009, 05:14 PM	#7
rgrobe Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego area Posts: 416	In that case you will definately want to cure the rock again before returning to the DT. Have you tried trapping the mantis? How many marjanos do you have. I have found that several applications of Joes Juice or Aptasia-X will get rid of them if you are persistent enough.