Curing live rock and cooking live rock

poconofishy · 02/03/2007, 02:51 PM

Do you use these terms interchangably? Or is there a difference that I am unaware of?

Henry Bowman · 02/03/2007, 11:16 PM

Cooking is usually a curing process that takes place in the dark for longer periods of time. (6wks to 3 months) It also includes doing 50-75% water changes weekly when you take the rocks out and swish them around in the water that is being taken out to remove any detritus that accumulates in the holes and pores of the rock. The "cooking" process is said to eliminate or greatly reduce algae blooms and phosphates in the tank they are added to

MinibowMatt · 02/04/2007, 07:54 PM

I have cooked rock to kill algae before. Similar in process as above, but i did not do the waterchanges. I put a heater and a PH in the rubbermaid tub, put the lid on it and let it go. I changed the water 4 times over six months. Rock was clean, algae free, and ready to go.

02/03/2007, 02:51 PM	#1
poconofishy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Poconos for now. Posts: 381	Curing live rock and cooking live rock Do you use these terms interchangably? Or is there a difference that I am unaware of?

02/03/2007, 11:16 PM	#2
Henry Bowman Reefing since '87 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Allegheny Mountains of VA Posts: 2,162	Cooking is usually a curing process that takes place in the dark for longer periods of time. (6wks to 3 months) It also includes doing 50-75% water changes weekly when you take the rocks out and swish them around in the water that is being taken out to remove any detritus that accumulates in the holes and pores of the rock. The "cooking" process is said to eliminate or greatly reduce algae blooms and phosphates in the tank they are added to __________________ Have a good'un Current Tank Info: 90 gl SPS dominant / upgrade in the works

02/04/2007, 07:54 PM	#3
MinibowMatt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: In Another Times Forgotten Space Posts: 3,389	I have cooked rock to kill algae before. Similar in process as above, but i did not do the waterchanges. I put a heater and a PH in the rubbermaid tub, put the lid on it and let it go. I changed the water 4 times over six months. Rock was clean, algae free, and ready to go. __________________ ----------------------- Matt Prop & Save! "Sure dont know what I'm going for, but I'm gonna go for it for sure!"