Question about rock

Vadafallon · 12/20/2013, 03:06 PM

So if i have my tank up for over a year and i decide i want to switch up my aquascaping am i going to run into issues. I have some live rock which i have bleached, soaked in RO and let dry for 2 weeks. I plan on taking out some of the live rock i have and drilling holes for rods and attach it to the rock that has been bleached out. The rock that is live and will be out of the water for a bit while i drill it, am i going to run into cycling problems once i put it back into the tank?

casey187 · 12/20/2013, 03:54 PM

you mat have a small cycle but nothing major.

Vadafallon · 12/20/2013, 03:55 PM

Ok thanks. Kinda what i was thinking but wanted to make sure.

Pife · 12/20/2013, 07:10 PM

You could put your bleached rock on a tank and cycle it for a month or so before doing the rescape. I have done this method and have had no ill effects from it.

Vadafallon · 12/21/2013, 07:27 AM

Can i cycle the rock in a rubbermaid container? Do i need a skimmer if i do that?

12/20/2013, 03:06 PM	#1
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	Question about rock So if i have my tank up for over a year and i decide i want to switch up my aquascaping am i going to run into issues. I have some live rock which i have bleached, soaked in RO and let dry for 2 weeks. I plan on taking out some of the live rock i have and drilling holes for rods and attach it to the rock that has been bleached out. The rock that is live and will be out of the water for a bit while i drill it, am i going to run into cycling problems once i put it back into the tank?

12/20/2013, 03:54 PM	#2
casey187 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 52	you mat have a small cycle but nothing major.

12/20/2013, 03:55 PM	#3
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	Ok thanks. Kinda what i was thinking but wanted to make sure.

12/20/2013, 07:10 PM	#4
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	You could put your bleached rock on a tank and cycle it for a month or so before doing the rescape. I have done this method and have had no ill effects from it.

12/21/2013, 07:27 AM	#5
Vadafallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 974	Can i cycle the rock in a rubbermaid container? Do i need a skimmer if i do that?