adding live rock

jamest0o0 · 01/27/2008, 05:54 PM

well I have a 55 gallon tank with about 37 lbs of liverock atm I wanted to get up to about 55-60 lbs... I planned on adding 10 lbs this week and 10 next week... would this be safe for the tank?

phenom5 · 01/27/2008, 06:20 PM

Depends. Where are you getting the LR? LFS or online? What's in the tank?

jamest0o0 · 01/27/2008, 08:29 PM

LFS it is cured... atm I have 1 zoa percula pair 1 royal gramma 1 yellow damsel 1 fire shrimp 1 turbo snail many hermits

phenom5 · 01/27/2008, 08:49 PM

You should be okay, depending on how close the LFS is. Your absolute best option to minimize die-off would be to take a cooler filled with SW to your LFS and transport the LR in that. Otherwise, unless the LFS is a really far drive, the die-off should be very minimal, and probably won't cause any problems. Just have some SW ready to go, and keep an eye on your parameters. But I think everything should be okay.

jamest0o0 · 01/27/2008, 09:04 PM

okay thanks.... my lfs is about 20-30min away depending on traffic

jamest0o0 · 01/27/2008, 09:07 PM

oh yeah I had one more question..... I was just curious could you add uncured liverock or "cured" live rock that has been out of water for a day or so to a cycling tank to help it cycle?(this has to do with a tank I'm planning on setting up in a few months)

phenom5 · 01/27/2008, 09:17 PM

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okay thanks.... my lfs is about 20-30min away depending on traffic

You should be fine. You could do the cooler thing, but it's not necessary.

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I was just curious could you add uncured liverock or "cured" live rock that has been out of water for a day or so to a cycling tank to help it cycle?(this has to do with a tank I'm planning on setting up in a few months)

Yup. If the rock has to be out of the water, I would put some damp towels or newspaper over it, so it at leasts stays moist.

SquidHC · 01/27/2008, 09:18 PM

As long as the rock is clean and cured it is fine. At most I would use a new toilet brush and a tub of saltwater and scrub it off.

People will cringe, and tell me Im crazy but heres this. My LFS was breaking down a shark display. They had all the LR sitting on a pallet in the back of the store covered in all kinds of algea and crap. It had been there about a week, just drying out. It was still wet and was stinky. I got 40 lbs of it, took it home, stuck it in a tub and picked/scrubbed all the crap off of it. Then proceeded to stick it straight into my tank. Its been three weeks and it hasn't hurt a thing. No spikes, no nothing.

SquidHC · 01/27/2008, 09:20 PM

Also, its fine to put uncured live rock in your tank when you first set it up. Thats kinda what the cycle is for, killing all the crap and stabalizing your tank.

jamest0o0 · 01/27/2008, 09:25 PM

yeah because I planned on purchasing some more interesting pieces of liverock online when I set up a 200gal FOWLR tank sometime in the summer = )

01/27/2008, 05:54 PM	#1
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	adding live rock well I have a 55 gallon tank with about 37 lbs of liverock atm I wanted to get up to about 55-60 lbs... I planned on adding 10 lbs this week and 10 next week... would this be safe for the tank?

01/27/2008, 06:20 PM	#2
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	Depends. Where are you getting the LR? LFS or online? What's in the tank? __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

01/27/2008, 08:29 PM	#3
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	LFS it is cured... atm I have 1 zoa percula pair 1 royal gramma 1 yellow damsel 1 fire shrimp 1 turbo snail many hermits __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

01/27/2008, 08:49 PM	#4
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	You should be okay, depending on how close the LFS is. Your absolute best option to minimize die-off would be to take a cooler filled with SW to your LFS and transport the LR in that. Otherwise, unless the LFS is a really far drive, the die-off should be very minimal, and probably won't cause any problems. Just have some SW ready to go, and keep an eye on your parameters. But I think everything should be okay. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

01/27/2008, 09:04 PM	#5
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	okay thanks.... my lfs is about 20-30min away depending on traffic __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

01/27/2008, 09:07 PM	#6
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	oh yeah I had one more question..... I was just curious could you add uncured liverock or "cured" live rock that has been out of water for a day or so to a cycling tank to help it cycle?(this has to do with a tank I'm planning on setting up in a few months) __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby

01/27/2008, 09:18 PM	#8
SquidHC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 840	As long as the rock is clean and cured it is fine. At most I would use a new toilet brush and a tub of saltwater and scrub it off. People will cringe, and tell me Im crazy but heres this. My LFS was breaking down a shark display. They had all the LR sitting on a pallet in the back of the store covered in all kinds of algea and crap. It had been there about a week, just drying out. It was still wet and was stinky. I got 40 lbs of it, took it home, stuck it in a tub and picked/scrubbed all the crap off of it. Then proceeded to stick it straight into my tank. Its been three weeks and it hasn't hurt a thing. No spikes, no nothing. __________________ We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Current Tank Info: 30x30 cube under construction!

01/27/2008, 09:20 PM	#9
SquidHC Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Posts: 840	Also, its fine to put uncured live rock in your tank when you first set it up. Thats kinda what the cycle is for, killing all the crap and stabalizing your tank. __________________ We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Current Tank Info: 30x30 cube under construction!

01/27/2008, 09:25 PM	#10
jamest0o0 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,325	yeah because I planned on purchasing some more interesting pieces of liverock online when I set up a 200gal FOWLR tank sometime in the summer = ) __________________ Planning on new tank, been about 5-6 years since I've been in the hobby