EphraimReef
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After about 1 month of curing in a brute. Just want to know from these parameters if it’s ready to be added to my tank. Thanks in advance!
Are my live rock cured???
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those tests alone cannot determine your allowed start date. the way to tell is by adding a little ammonia to the sitting water (ammonium chloride used for cycling) and raise up the indication on the test to barely, slightly green not full green. the first tiniest change you can make by adding the drops into the water.
you then retest the ammonia portion in 24 hours and see if it moves down. its the dual readings and movement down that signifies an ok start date. only the ammonia matters not the other two.
some people cure rocks to see if phosphates are low, thats a different test.
you then retest the ammonia portion in 24 hours and see if it moves down. its the dual readings and movement down that signifies an ok start date. only the ammonia matters not the other two.
some people cure rocks to see if phosphates are low, thats a different test.
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After about 1 month of curing in a brute. Just want to know from these parameters if my Live Rock is ready to be added to my tank. Thanks in advance!
Its ready to be added to your tank.
We dont know if it can handle a bio-load yet or is free of phosphates is why @brandon429 made the above comment.
We dont know if it can handle a bio-load yet or is free of phosphates is why @brandon429 made the above comment.
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People don't always mean the same thing when they say cured or cycled.
Often, cured means letting nasty dead rock full of organics stew until all the crud has broken down. That will usually have the effect of cycling the rock as well.
Others will cure pristine, store-bought dry rock just to be on the safe side or bc they worry about phosphate. If no ammonia source was added during the process, rock like that would probably still have to be cycled, or certainly tested, as brandon says.
Often, cured means letting nasty dead rock full of organics stew until all the crud has broken down. That will usually have the effect of cycling the rock as well.
Others will cure pristine, store-bought dry rock just to be on the safe side or bc they worry about phosphate. If no ammonia source was added during the process, rock like that would probably still have to be cycled, or certainly tested, as brandon says.
