Storing Liverock?

hilde123 · 04/29/2007, 03:43 PM

I am in the process of setting up a new 150 and have found an individual locally that is selling 100# of live rock that I would like to purchase. The problem is I do not have a place to store it until about 2 mos. Could I store it in a 30 gallon rubbermaid tote, with a flourscent shop light and a circulation pump. Will it keep this way for 2 mos. Anyone with any ideas or experiences would be real helpful. Thanks

hilde123 · 04/29/2007, 05:58 PM

anyone?

Reef'in Colorado · 04/29/2007, 06:08 PM

I kept LR in a 33g trash can for quite a while that way. It just lost a bit of the colorful algaes. If the price and hassle are worth it, go for it

LobsterOfJustice · 04/29/2007, 06:24 PM

Yes, that will be fine. The light will only hit the top few rocks anyway, so you might end up skipping it. Coralline etc will come back. While you are at it, I would search "cooking live rock" - since you have the time and are almost doing this anyway.

msman825 · 04/29/2007, 08:47 PM

rubbermaid totes will work

squeezix · 04/30/2007, 09:55 AM

Is the rock still in the tank? Not to pee on your parade, but......

After reefing for about 5 years I finally got a 120 donated to me. It was the coolest tank I ever set up. My corals grew and grew. I got a lot of rock and frags from a friend. All over the area I was living in, other reefers were getting these brown fuzzy patches of hydroid in thier tanks. It was like an STD. Teardown after teardown ensued, and of course I was last. It killed so many colonies of acro and monti that I had grown. It was my worst reefing experience.

The general consensus is that it came from Florida rock. That's what I hear from reefers all over the east coast of Florida. Be really careful what you put in your tank. If I were you, I would cook it and seed it unless you know what that guy's tank looked like and why he tore it down.

pmvalenti · 04/30/2007, 10:11 AM

i would put it all in a new trashcan with a good circulation pump, i wouldnt put a basic shop light on it cause you will definatley grow unwanted alge, i would just keep it dark,(unless theres growth that you want to keep) and start fresh when your ready with good lights

GSMguy · 04/30/2007, 10:16 AM

take the opportunity to cook the rocks now that way ther are no unwanted hitchhikers when you set your tank up.

dustin323 · 04/30/2007, 10:29 AM

I stored some live rock in a 5 gallon bucket with a powerhead & lid on top for over a month or so & it was fine. Lost a bit of color, but that was it.

04/29/2007, 03:43 PM	#1
hilde123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 625	Storing Liverock? I am in the process of setting up a new 150 and have found an individual locally that is selling 100# of live rock that I would like to purchase. The problem is I do not have a place to store it until about 2 mos. Could I store it in a 30 gallon rubbermaid tote, with a flourscent shop light and a circulation pump. Will it keep this way for 2 mos. Anyone with any ideas or experiences would be real helpful. Thanks

04/29/2007, 06:24 PM	#4
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Yes, that will be fine. The light will only hit the top few rocks anyway, so you might end up skipping it. Coralline etc will come back. While you are at it, I would search "cooking live rock" - since you have the time and are almost doing this anyway. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

04/29/2007, 08:47 PM	#5
msman825 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: maine Posts: 1,301	rubbermaid totes will work __________________ MSMAN

04/30/2007, 09:55 AM	#6
squeezix Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 338	Is the rock still in the tank? Not to pee on your parade, but...... After reefing for about 5 years I finally got a 120 donated to me. It was the coolest tank I ever set up. My corals grew and grew. I got a lot of rock and frags from a friend. All over the area I was living in, other reefers were getting these brown fuzzy patches of hydroid in thier tanks. It was like an STD. Teardown after teardown ensued, and of course I was last. It killed so many colonies of acro and monti that I had grown. It was my worst reefing experience. The general consensus is that it came from Florida rock. That's what I hear from reefers all over the east coast of Florida. Be really careful what you put in your tank. If I were you, I would cook it and seed it unless you know what that guy's tank looked like and why he tore it down. __________________ Necessity is the Mother of Invention; Frustration is the Father Current Tank Info: 25 Tall lit by 250 DE, Moonlights. 10 gallon sump with CPR Bak Pak. New Tank 4/23/2007

04/30/2007, 10:16 AM	#8
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	take the opportunity to cook the rocks now that way ther are no unwanted hitchhikers when you set your tank up. __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

04/29/2007, 05:58 PM	#2
hilde123 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 625	anyone?

04/29/2007, 06:08 PM	#3
Reef'in Colorado Reefer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Frederick, Co. Posts: 934	I kept LR in a 33g trash can for quite a while that way. It just lost a bit of the colorful algaes. If the price and hassle are worth it, go for it

04/30/2007, 10:11 AM	#7
pmvalenti Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: bear de Posts: 262	i would put it all in a new trashcan with a good circulation pump, i wouldnt put a basic shop light on it cause you will definatley grow unwanted alge, i would just keep it dark,(unless theres growth that you want to keep) and start fresh when your ready with good lights

04/30/2007, 10:29 AM	#9
dustin323 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 389	I stored some live rock in a 5 gallon bucket with a powerhead & lid on top for over a month or so & it was fine. Lost a bit of color, but that was it.