Curing rock for the first time...!

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What else should I be doing. I don’t have a heater in there but I’m in Miami so it should stay in the upper 70s. I added this live bacteria + coralline algae + the water is from a water change.

I was thinking of throwing in a live rock from my tank but I don’t want this new stuff being infected with anything bad in my tank
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What else should I be doing. I don’t have a heater in there but I’m in Miami so it should stay in the upper 70s. I added this live bacteria + coralline algae + the water is from a water change.

I was thinking of throwing in a live rock from my tank but I don’t want this new stuff being infected with anything bad in my tank
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Get a heater you want it stable at the temp your tank will be. Coraline needs light, alk, stability; so I wouldn’t worry about that yet. I also wouldn’t use the bacteria until you put it all in your tank. Just let it sit, and forget for awhile. Keep the salinity stable, that’s about it.
 
Is that just dry base rock? I would not be too concerned about adding live rock from your tank into your bucket with your new rock. That’s how you seed base dry rock. Moreover, if their is anything bad in your tank that will infect your rock, once you add your new rock to your tank, you run the risk of bad organisms inhabiting your new rock anyhow.
I would skip what your doing however, as your not curing uncured live rock because their isn’t anything living in or on it. Rinse it off well in saltwater to remove dust and other contaminants and then add it to your tank. Then your rock will begin to become live.
 
Is that just dry base rock? I would not be too concerned about adding live rock from your tank into your bucket with your new rock. That’s how you seed base dry rock. Moreover, if their is anything bad in your tank that will infect your rock, once you add your new rock to your tank, you run the risk of bad organisms inhabiting your new rock anyhow.
I would skip what your doing however, as your not curing uncured live rock because their isn’t anything living in or on it. Rinse it off well in saltwater to remove dust and other contaminants and then add it to your tank. Then your rock will begin to become live.

But How do I know I wont nuke the tank since I have no bacteria in on the rock?

It was carbisea dry rock
 
Get a heater you want it stable at the temp your tank will be. Coraline needs light, alk, stability; so I wouldn’t worry about that yet. I also wouldn’t use the bacteria until you put it all in your tank. Just let it sit, and forget for awhile. Keep the salinity stable, that’s about it.
I already have a established tank. Im just getting rid of all the rock because I hate it with a passion
 
It is often a good idea to put dry rock in salt water and a power head, let sit a for awhile.... week or several weeks and then test for phosphates. If you don’t have phosphates, then the rock is probably not leaching them.

You can also cycle the rock before adding it to your tank. Just add some ammonia. You can also add some bacteria culture to speed thing up but it is not necessary.

Your rock looks pretty clean. Normally, I clean dry rock with bleach but that rock looks like bleaching is not necessary. If I suspect phosphates, I will also acid wash rock. To acid wash, put rocks in tap water and add some muriatic acid. The acid will eat through the outer layer of rock. Don’t go over board with the acid because it does destroy some of your rock. And acid wash in a well ventilated area like outside and don’t breathe the fumes. When I handled that stuff in the lab, I used a fume hood. One of those would be handy.
 
It is often a good idea to put dry rock in salt water and a power head, let sit a for awhile.... week or several weeks and then test for phosphates. If you don’t have phosphates, then the rock is probably not leaching them.

You can also cycle the rock before adding it to your tank. Just add some ammonia. You can also add some bacteria culture to speed thing up but it is not necessary.

Your rock looks pretty clean. Normally, I clean dry rock with bleach but that rock looks like bleaching is not necessary. If I suspect phosphates, I will also acid wash rock. To acid wash, put rocks in tap water and add some muriatic acid. The acid will eat through the outer layer of rock. Don’t go over board with the acid because it does destroy some of your rock. And acid wash in a well ventilated area like outside and don’t breathe the fumes. When I handled that stuff in the lab, I used a fume hood. One of those would be handy.

So continue doing what I’m doing
 

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