Adding additional LR tips?

mdeleon1 · 07/17/2011, 10:46 AM

I'm planning on adding some additional LR to my tank. My tank is 4 weeks old with 45lbs of LR currently. I only have 3 Chromis, 12 blue legged hermits, 10 nassarius snails, 3 Florida turbos.

How should I go about adding the additional LR?

neoalchemist74 · 07/17/2011, 11:17 AM

Whats the history of said live rock?

mdeleon1 · 07/17/2011, 11:39 AM

Bought it cured from lfs, same place buying additional LR.

papagimp · 07/17/2011, 12:24 PM

now was it actually cured or just in a big bin full of 'live rock'. Either way, probably still had some die off and/or nasty water soaked in to cause excess nutrients to fuel algae. I dont' think any of the lfs I go to have a separate container for cured rock versus their new live rock they get in. all goes in the same tanks so it's all pretty nasty. could always put it in a bucket with some flow going and clean new saltwater, let that churn for a few days, water change, churn, ect., and test that water to make sure it's not horrable. (basically re-curing it yourself to be safe) Reason I'd do it that way is because you have livestock in the tank at the moment. If the rock isn't that cured, could be harmful to use right away.

billdogg · 07/17/2011, 01:40 PM

Being that your tank is only 4 weeks old, I'd just make sure there is no visible dead stuff (or bad stuff - aptasia, mojanos, etc) and put it in the tank. You may very well get a small cycle with it, but really, you are still in the middle of the initial cycle anyhow.

mdeleon1 · 07/18/2011, 06:43 AM

I'm thinking of going the base rock route to avoid any of the above mentioned risks.

Outside of rinsing the rock for powdery film, I should be good just adding to tank.

Right?

tmz · 07/18/2011, 09:13 AM

I'd cure it for a week or two and add it in small amounts to avoid an ammonia spike from any die off.

Sugar Magnolia · 07/18/2011, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmz

I'd cure it for a week or two and add it in small amounts to avoid an ammonia spike from any die off.

This. All you need is a 5g bucket and a powerhead.

mdeleon1 · 07/18/2011, 11:59 AM

So avoid any risk to my tank's water params and live stock, is the using of base rock a good idea?

This way it can seed from the existing LR.

tmz · 07/18/2011, 10:20 PM

Base rock is fine. So is dry rock. However, they also may contain organics that decay as well as possibly PO4 on the surfaces that will leach back into the tank and should also be cured,imo.

07/17/2011, 10:46 AM	#1
mdeleon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 424	Adding additional LR tips? I'm planning on adding some additional LR to my tank. My tank is 4 weeks old with 45lbs of LR currently. I only have 3 Chromis, 12 blue legged hermits, 10 nassarius snails, 3 Florida turbos. How should I go about adding the additional LR? __________________ Starting over!

07/17/2011, 11:17 AM	#2
neoalchemist74 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Longmont Colorado Posts: 627	Whats the history of said live rock? __________________ You have two ears and one mouth, so you should listen twice as much as you talk. Current Tank Info: in progress

07/17/2011, 11:39 AM	#3
mdeleon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 424	Bought it cured from lfs, same place buying additional LR. __________________ Starting over!

07/17/2011, 12:24 PM	#4
papagimp COMAS Rocks! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 8,185 Blog Entries: 2	now was it actually cured or just in a big bin full of 'live rock'. Either way, probably still had some die off and/or nasty water soaked in to cause excess nutrients to fuel algae. I dont' think any of the lfs I go to have a separate container for cured rock versus their new live rock they get in. all goes in the same tanks so it's all pretty nasty. could always put it in a bucket with some flow going and clean new saltwater, let that churn for a few days, water change, churn, ect., and test that water to make sure it's not horrable. (basically re-curing it yourself to be safe) Reason I'd do it that way is because you have livestock in the tank at the moment. If the rock isn't that cured, could be harmful to use right away. __________________ 58g Softie & 75g Stoney Member, Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society Current Tank Info: 58g Mixed Reef Project - Started June 2011

07/17/2011, 01:40 PM	#5
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Being that your tank is only 4 weeks old, I'd just make sure there is no visible dead stuff (or bad stuff - aptasia, mojanos, etc) and put it in the tank. You may very well get a small cycle with it, but really, you are still in the middle of the initial cycle anyhow. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

07/18/2011, 06:43 AM	#6
mdeleon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 424	I'm thinking of going the base rock route to avoid any of the above mentioned risks. Outside of rinsing the rock for powdery film, I should be good just adding to tank. Right? __________________ Starting over!

07/18/2011, 09:13 AM	#7
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	I'd cure it for a week or two and add it in small amounts to avoid an ammonia spike from any die off. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

07/18/2011, 11:59 AM	#9
mdeleon1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 424	So avoid any risk to my tank's water params and live stock, is the using of base rock a good idea? This way it can seed from the existing LR. __________________ Starting over!

07/18/2011, 10:20 PM	#10
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Base rock is fine. So is dry rock. However, they also may contain organics that decay as well as possibly PO4 on the surfaces that will leach back into the tank and should also be cured,imo. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

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