how to store liverock?

burnah · 01/07/2011, 12:48 PM

hey there!

as i am reaquascaping, i have some spare liverock that does not fit into my full fuge. its full with aiptasia and some algae as well as coralline algae. what would you do with it? i thought about tossing it into an empty bucket and maybe change its water once in a while. do i have to worry about it sucking up phosphates and nutrients? any better ideas?

thanks in advance, martin

Allmost · 01/07/2011, 12:58 PM

if it has aiptasia growing on it, I would kill it lol you dont want those stuff back

you can cook it, then dry it then soak in RO/DI water for weeks and months and cook again and then use (re cycle it)

if not too worried about the aipatia, put it in a bucket of salt water, with flow and a heater, and change the water once in a while, cover the top so all algae get no light and die off, also change water every once in a while to remove the po4 and no3 that the dead algae are giving off.

cloak · 01/07/2011, 01:22 PM

It's a little tedious, but if you can pinpoint each aptasia individually, you can use a wire brush and remove them that way. You might want to give it a shot before you decide to kill "everything." GL.

burnah · 01/07/2011, 02:00 PM

yeah id rather not destroy the life in it, so what would be the best way to store it?

Allmost · 01/07/2011, 02:06 PM

saltwater
+
power head for circulation
+
heater
+salt water, and top off as needed with RO/DI ...

to store Live rock. a skimmer would be nice, but not a must.

if you see one aiptasia, there are others too.

you are not killing any animals, you are killing pests

and to reintroduce the same bacteria to the live rock again after cooking, all u need to do is to place it in tank for about 2 days

good luck

01/07/2011, 12:48 PM	#1
burnah Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: eisenstadt - austria Posts: 649	how to store liverock? hey there! as i am reaquascaping, i have some spare liverock that does not fit into my full fuge. its full with aiptasia and some algae as well as coralline algae. what would you do with it? i thought about tossing it into an empty bucket and maybe change its water once in a while. do i have to worry about it sucking up phosphates and nutrients? any better ideas? thanks in advance, martin

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01/07/2011, 12:58 PM	#2
Allmost Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: canada, toronto Posts: 8,161	if it has aiptasia growing on it, I would kill it lol you dont want those stuff back you can cook it, then dry it then soak in RO/DI water for weeks and months and cook again and then use (re cycle it) if not too worried about the aipatia, put it in a bucket of salt water, with flow and a heater, and change the water once in a while, cover the top so all algae get no light and die off, also change water every once in a while to remove the po4 and no3 that the dead algae are giving off.

01/07/2011, 01:22 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	It's a little tedious, but if you can pinpoint each aptasia individually, you can use a wire brush and remove them that way. You might want to give it a shot before you decide to kill "everything." GL.

01/07/2011, 02:00 PM	#4
burnah Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: eisenstadt - austria Posts: 649	yeah id rather not destroy the life in it, so what would be the best way to store it?

01/07/2011, 02:06 PM	#5
Allmost Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: canada, toronto Posts: 8,161	saltwater + power head for circulation + heater +salt water, and top off as needed with RO/DI ... to store Live rock. a skimmer would be nice, but not a must. if you see one aiptasia, there are others too. you are not killing any animals, you are killing pests and to reintroduce the same bacteria to the live rock again after cooking, all u need to do is to place it in tank for about 2 days good luck