Live Rock Question

chuckh · 08/12/2007, 04:07 PM

I just bought 50 some lbs of rock from a fellow reefer who was tearing down due to a catastrophe. I have always bought cured live rock in the past. her sump filled with fresh water for over an hr and seemed everything died. none the less she had the rock in a sump again with saltwater, skimmer, and powerheads while she was trying to sell it for liek 2 or 3 weeks. all the life on the rock is dead. i brought it home and scrubbed it for a few hrs to make sure i got as much of the stuff off as i could.

since it was in saltwater with powerheads and a skimmer for a few weeks and would it be ok in my tank or should i recure it at my house.

thanks

schoch79 · 08/12/2007, 04:17 PM

I would try to cure it some more at home and just test the water for the typical cycle process. Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate.

Roger928 · 08/12/2007, 04:27 PM

I agree with schoch79. It will make great base rock after all the dead organisms have decomposed.

chuckh · 08/12/2007, 04:29 PM

shouldnt it purple up again, and after awhile become live again?

Roger928 · 08/12/2007, 04:32 PM

It will become live again. In time.

zyglow · 08/12/2007, 04:32 PM

It will eventually. You want it to have as little dead stuff as possible before you add it to an existing tank.

schoch79 · 08/13/2007, 11:09 PM

Yeah it will become live again in time but should be cured seperate of the display tank before adding it in. In fact after re-reading your first post I would say that it is live already(has the beneficial bacteria that makes it live) but after some time in your display it will develop more critters/color/stuff on it from your other rocks.

08/12/2007, 04:07 PM	#1
chuckh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 286	Live Rock Question I just bought 50 some lbs of rock from a fellow reefer who was tearing down due to a catastrophe. I have always bought cured live rock in the past. her sump filled with fresh water for over an hr and seemed everything died. none the less she had the rock in a sump again with saltwater, skimmer, and powerheads while she was trying to sell it for liek 2 or 3 weeks. all the life on the rock is dead. i brought it home and scrubbed it for a few hrs to make sure i got as much of the stuff off as i could. since it was in saltwater with powerheads and a skimmer for a few weeks and would it be ok in my tank or should i recure it at my house. thanks __________________ Chuck Hake Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef, 80 gallon cichlid tank.

08/12/2007, 04:17 PM	#2
schoch79 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: hegins,pa Posts: 1,071	I would try to cure it some more at home and just test the water for the typical cycle process. Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate. __________________ We'd better get back, 'cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night... mostly.

08/12/2007, 04:27 PM	#3
Roger928 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 296	I agree with schoch79. It will make great base rock after all the dead organisms have decomposed. __________________ Always quarantine. You never know where that fish has been. Current Tank Info: 90 and 120 mixed reef

08/12/2007, 04:29 PM	#4
chuckh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 286	shouldnt it purple up again, and after awhile become live again? __________________ Chuck Hake Current Tank Info: 90 gallon reef, 80 gallon cichlid tank.

08/12/2007, 04:32 PM	#5
Roger928 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 296	It will become live again. In time. __________________ Always quarantine. You never know where that fish has been. Current Tank Info: 90 and 120 mixed reef

08/12/2007, 04:32 PM	#6
zyglow Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 77	It will eventually. You want it to have as little dead stuff as possible before you add it to an existing tank.

08/13/2007, 11:09 PM	#7
schoch79 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: hegins,pa Posts: 1,071	Yeah it will become live again in time but should be cured seperate of the display tank before adding it in. In fact after re-reading your first post I would say that it is live already(has the beneficial bacteria that makes it live) but after some time in your display it will develop more critters/color/stuff on it from your other rocks. __________________ We'd better get back, 'cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night... mostly.