lr ?s

vr697getta · 07/05/2008, 06:14 PM

i bought around 80-90 lbs of lr
its cover in thick algae and other bad stuff right now i have it in a 50 or 60 gallon rubber maid tub with close to 2000 gph of water flow
and i have a skimmer is it worth it to put it in with the lr
it also has a bad case of flat worms
is there any thing other than flat worm exit i can use because there is no corals, inverts, or fish in it
please let me know if there is any other things to help my process of cleaning the lr
thanks roland

vr697getta · 07/05/2008, 07:06 PM

also should i have heater in it one of the pumps is a mag 12 and it puts off some heat already
one other thing is salinity right now is at 1.023 is that good

vr697getta · 07/05/2008, 11:04 PM

or even a link on some good info
or how some one did it there self

Enigma445 · 07/05/2008, 11:07 PM

lower the salinity. I know people woh keep fish only with a salinty of 1.013 and they have live rock. most things cant live in that low of a salt level the live rock should be fine.

kau_cinta_ku · 07/05/2008, 11:07 PM

your best bet would be to cook the LR. in other wards put it in the rubbermaid container and cover it so that it is dark and leave it be. keep the powerheads going and the skimmer would also be a good idea. do 20% water changes every week and in about 2 monthes all the algae should be dead.

Flipper62 · 07/05/2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally posted by kau_cinta_ku
your best bet would be to cook the LR. in other wards put it in the rubbermaid container and cover it so that it is dark and leave it be. keep the powerheads going and the skimmer would also be a good idea. do 20% water changes every week and in about 2 monthes all the algae should be dead.

+ 1 with kau_cinta_ku

If you can get a few Black...or...dark RubberMaid containrs.

Put the LiveRock in there ..........ANY WAY....do what kau_cinta_ku said.....The KEY.....IS The Light.........algae loves light.

Kill the light....keep the water flow going....algae will be gone

vr697getta · 07/06/2008, 12:14 AM

thanks for the info
but as far as the flat worms i know i can pick up something to kill them
at a lfs and that would save time on shipping can't remember the name but it says remove the inverts not that thats possible in a display tank but since i don't have any snails or anything it shouldn't be a big deal right
but i got this lr for a great price all 80 -90 lbs for 50 bucks

07/05/2008, 06:14 PM	#1
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	lr ?s i bought around 80-90 lbs of lr its cover in thick algae and other bad stuff right now i have it in a 50 or 60 gallon rubber maid tub with close to 2000 gph of water flow and i have a skimmer is it worth it to put it in with the lr it also has a bad case of flat worms is there any thing other than flat worm exit i can use because there is no corals, inverts, or fish in it please let me know if there is any other things to help my process of cleaning the lr thanks roland

07/05/2008, 07:06 PM	#2
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	also should i have heater in it one of the pumps is a mag 12 and it puts off some heat already one other thing is salinity right now is at 1.023 is that good

07/05/2008, 11:04 PM	#3
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	or even a link on some good info or how some one did it there self

07/05/2008, 11:07 PM	#4
Enigma445 Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Homer Glen Posts: 9	lower the salinity. I know people woh keep fish only with a salinty of 1.013 and they have live rock. most things cant live in that low of a salt level the live rock should be fine.

07/05/2008, 11:07 PM	#5
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	your best bet would be to cook the LR. in other wards put it in the rubbermaid container and cover it so that it is dark and leave it be. keep the powerheads going and the skimmer would also be a good idea. do 20% water changes every week and in about 2 monthes all the algae should be dead.

07/06/2008, 12:14 AM	#7
vr697getta Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: white oak Posts: 1,974	thanks for the info but as far as the flat worms i know i can pick up something to kill them at a lfs and that would save time on shipping can't remember the name but it says remove the inverts not that thats possible in a display tank but since i don't have any snails or anything it shouldn't be a big deal right but i got this lr for a great price all 80 -90 lbs for 50 bucks