Newbie curing liverock.

WuHT · 03/18/2008, 02:59 PM

I've purchased some live rock from people (they said it was cured already as they took it out of their main tank/sump) and have kept it in my garage w/ heater and a small powerhead.

I've found only bristleworms as hitchhikers..and since i've been curing it for 2 weeks now ..do i need to add any food to it ? I've added only a bit of bloodworms (the amount i rinse off before i feed my display)...
or will that do nothing ?

Thanks in advance!

kevin2000 · 03/18/2008, 03:15 PM

You don't need to feed rock that is curing .. odds are good that rock got plenty of nasty crud on it to feed an army of cleanup critters.

Nutrient export is the goal when curing .. not adding to the problem.

03/18/2008, 02:59 PM	#1
WuHT Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 911	Newbie curing liverock. I've purchased some live rock from people (they said it was cured already as they took it out of their main tank/sump) and have kept it in my garage w/ heater and a small powerhead. I've found only bristleworms as hitchhikers..and since i've been curing it for 2 weeks now ..do i need to add any food to it ? I've added only a bit of bloodworms (the amount i rinse off before i feed my display)... or will that do nothing ? Thanks in advance!

03/18/2008, 03:15 PM	#2
kevin2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,805	You don't need to feed rock that is curing .. odds are good that rock got plenty of nasty crud on it to feed an army of cleanup critters. Nutrient export is the goal when curing .. not adding to the problem.