Liverock curing question

jay357 · 05/31/2006, 01:34 PM

I am getting liverock on Friday UPS thats fresh uncured. Should I use RO/DI water to mix the salt with for the trashcan that I am curring my rocks is or does it really matter just for curring my rocks? I will be doing water changes every few days while curing and also I will run my Remora Pro skimmer on it. I just want to use water from the hose because its outside and easier. I am just wondering if the silica and other bad stuff would be in the rock if I dont use RO/DI?

WHAT DO YOU THINK????

Jay

kraze3 · 05/31/2006, 01:36 PM

Your better off with the ro/di. Using your tap could cause unwanted algae to grow. If you cure without lighting you could be ok using the tap, but without light any corals on the rock could die off as well as some coraline algae.

jay357 · 05/31/2006, 02:41 PM

I doubt there will be any corals on the rock. That would be nice but usually doesnt happen. I am mostly worried about the rock absorbing anything from the tap water and causing problems when I put the rock under 10000k 250 halide illumination. I dont want a algea problem because the rocks absorbed something bad.

Jay

AngeloM3 · 05/31/2006, 02:46 PM

use ro/di.... better be on the safe side

also when your cycling your tank.... dont turn on any lights!
let it cycle without lights and then you wont get a huge amount of algae

05/31/2006, 01:34 PM	#1
jay357 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Wa Posts: 80	Liverock curing question I am getting liverock on Friday UPS thats fresh uncured. Should I use RO/DI water to mix the salt with for the trashcan that I am curring my rocks is or does it really matter just for curring my rocks? I will be doing water changes every few days while curing and also I will run my Remora Pro skimmer on it. I just want to use water from the hose because its outside and easier. I am just wondering if the silica and other bad stuff would be in the rock if I dont use RO/DI? WHAT DO YOU THINK???? Jay __________________ Phosphate Reactor, AquaC Remora Pro Refugium, DSB, 90 #s liverock, LPS/Softcoral dominated reef, 55 gallon glass, 250 watt halides, 50 #s Liverock, DSB, Calcium Reactor, Aquac Remora Pro, SPS tank,

05/31/2006, 02:41 PM	#3
jay357 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Wa Posts: 80	I doubt there will be any corals on the rock. That would be nice but usually doesnt happen. I am mostly worried about the rock absorbing anything from the tap water and causing problems when I put the rock under 10000k 250 halide illumination. I dont want a algea problem because the rocks absorbed something bad. Jay __________________ Phosphate Reactor, AquaC Remora Pro Refugium, DSB, 90 #s liverock, LPS/Softcoral dominated reef, 55 gallon glass, 250 watt halides, 50 #s Liverock, DSB, Calcium Reactor, Aquac Remora Pro, SPS tank,

05/31/2006, 02:46 PM	#4
AngeloM3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,016	use ro/di.... better be on the safe side also when your cycling your tank.... dont turn on any lights! let it cycle without lights and then you wont get a huge amount of algae __________________ "I'm sick of chasing my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where their going and catch up with them later." -Mitch Hedberg R.I.P

05/31/2006, 01:36 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	Your better off with the ro/di. Using your tap could cause unwanted algae to grow. If you cure without lighting you could be ok using the tap, but without light any corals on the rock could die off as well as some coraline algae.