Building new tank for boss

[Dcprice31]

So my boss had a 180 gallon tank that hadn't been taken care of in god knows how long. So far I have the whole thing stripped down and cleaned out.

What do you all recommend I do with this live rock? And any concepts on the sump?

I plan on do a basic sock filter intake with a refugium center. Breed brine shrimp and pods in it and then a skimmer on the return side.

 

[Redfoxtang]

Good job on that snag!! I would place the rock into a trash can or bin with saltwater. This way the bacteria will still be alive and in return your tank will mature a little faster!

 

[Dcprice31]

Good job on that snag!! I would place the rock into a trash can or bin with saltwater. This way the bacteria will still be alive and in return your tank will mature a little faster!

I plan on just blasting all the crap algae off with a hose lol and then soaking them for a bit. How should I keep all that slime algae crap from coming back?

 

[Redfoxtang]

Once you rinse all the algae off and put them in bins just don’t keep lights on them. Keep the rocks stored dark and you won’t have any algae issues.