Adding a small piece of live rock

alaska clowns · 07/28/2009, 12:01 AM

I ordered some macroalgae and it was in the mail for at least 5 days; it was chaeto, and surprisingly, looks fine. It came with a fist-sized piece of live rock and quite a bit of water in the little bag. Can I add this piece of rock to my 26 gallon system without it being a problem? Thank you!

murfman · 07/28/2009, 12:06 AM

You can but expect a mini cycle from the dying critters on the rock. As long as you have an established system, it should be able to absorb the increase in ammonia and nitrite/nitrate.

PRDubois · 07/28/2009, 12:06 AM

If it was in water the entire time it should be fine.

07/28/2009, 12:01 AM	#1
alaska clowns Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Not so far north Posts: 564	Adding a small piece of live rock I ordered some macroalgae and it was in the mail for at least 5 days; it was chaeto, and surprisingly, looks fine. It came with a fist-sized piece of live rock and quite a bit of water in the little bag. Can I add this piece of rock to my 26 gallon system without it being a problem? Thank you!

07/28/2009, 12:06 AM	#3
PRDubois Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chester, VA Posts: 3,626	If it was in water the entire time it should be fine. __________________ http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2534403 Current Tank Info: 225 gal Reef, 60 gal reef & 40b frag tank

07/28/2009, 12:06 AM	#2
murfman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 4,670	You can but expect a mini cycle from the dying critters on the rock. As long as you have an established system, it should be able to absorb the increase in ammonia and nitrite/nitrate.