lr ?

Ben485 · 09/14/2007, 09:35 AM

i have 44# of lr in a 24 gal nano to cycle the nano and also to cure the rock. i plan on moving about 1/2 of it to my bigger tank. i just need it to cure first. i am not detecting any ammonia, and it's been 2 weeks. the rock was sold uncured. i've started to add flakes to it to try to get a spike. is this the thing to do, or should i just give it time? 2 weeks seems like a long time for uncured lr no to have any die off. what do you think about this phenomenon?

pikachusalad · 09/14/2007, 10:30 AM

Oops - ignore this - sorry.

pikachusalad · 09/14/2007, 10:35 AM

Where did you buy the rock - what did it smell like? What did the rock look like (crap all over it - solid - porous)?

For instance...some vendors get rock covered with crap, get it shipped to the U.S. in boxes, which sit around in warehouses, and are drop-shipped to you. Some of this rock can be quite stinky, and you'll have no problem detecting ammonia.

Other vendors keep even their uncured rock in tanks with skimmers and whatnot. If you bought uncured rock from a place like this when they haven't gotten a shipment in awhile, your rock could be ... closer to cured than uncured.

What's the current temp in the tank you're curing it in?

If the temp is low, it's possible things are just going slowly. Crank 'er up to the low 80s.

It's possible that the bacteria in the rock is consuming the ammonia as it's produced. You may not see a spike. You testing for nitrites? Regardless - if it were me, I'd keep waiting.

Ben485 · 09/14/2007, 10:43 AM

marine depot live
didn't smell too bad i.e. the other rock i got, and no crap on it hardly.
temp 80
nitrites 0
thanks mike
sorry for the double post, but it's been a week or so, and the situation has changed b/c another week when by.
is that what double post means?

pikachusalad · 09/14/2007, 10:46 AM

haha it was ME who double posted in this thread - so I edited one so you didn't see the same post twice.

Ben485 · 09/14/2007, 10:49 AM

oh cool i didn't know what that meant
thanks for the info. in both cases.

09/14/2007, 09:35 AM	#1
Ben485 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 195 Blog Entries: 1	lr ? i have 44# of lr in a 24 gal nano to cycle the nano and also to cure the rock. i plan on moving about 1/2 of it to my bigger tank. i just need it to cure first. i am not detecting any ammonia, and it's been 2 weeks. the rock was sold uncured. i've started to add flakes to it to try to get a spike. is this the thing to do, or should i just give it time? 2 weeks seems like a long time for uncured lr no to have any die off. what do you think about this phenomenon?

09/14/2007, 10:30 AM	#2
pikachusalad Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 402	Oops - ignore this - sorry. __________________ -- Mike Current Tank Info: 60G reef Last edited by pikachusalad; 09/14/2007 at 10:47 AM.

09/14/2007, 10:35 AM	#3
pikachusalad Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 402	Where did you buy the rock - what did it smell like? What did the rock look like (crap all over it - solid - porous)? For instance...some vendors get rock covered with crap, get it shipped to the U.S. in boxes, which sit around in warehouses, and are drop-shipped to you. Some of this rock can be quite stinky, and you'll have no problem detecting ammonia. Other vendors keep even their uncured rock in tanks with skimmers and whatnot. If you bought uncured rock from a place like this when they haven't gotten a shipment in awhile, your rock could be ... closer to cured than uncured. What's the current temp in the tank you're curing it in? If the temp is low, it's possible things are just going slowly. Crank 'er up to the low 80s. It's possible that the bacteria in the rock is consuming the ammonia as it's produced. You may not see a spike. You testing for nitrites? Regardless - if it were me, I'd keep waiting. __________________ -- Mike Current Tank Info: 60G reef

09/14/2007, 10:46 AM	#5
pikachusalad Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 402	haha it was ME who double posted in this thread - so I edited one so you didn't see the same post twice. __________________ -- Mike Current Tank Info: 60G reef

09/14/2007, 10:43 AM	#4
Ben485 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 195 Blog Entries: 1	marine depot live didn't smell too bad i.e. the other rock i got, and no crap on it hardly. temp 80 nitrites 0 thanks mike sorry for the double post, but it's been a week or so, and the situation has changed b/c another week when by. is that what double post means?

09/14/2007, 10:49 AM	#6
Ben485 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 195 Blog Entries: 1	oh cool i didn't know what that meant thanks for the info. in both cases.