Dead rock

colsoscar120 · Jul 21, 2015

Hi guys I bought lots of dead rock today getting ready for my marine tank.
The lfs guy said to soak it in tap water till ready to put in tank is this right?

143MPCo · Jul 21, 2015

Do you have access to RO/DI water?

colsoscar120 · Jul 21, 2015

No not s the moment

143MPCo · Jul 21, 2015

IMO I would just wait, you can rinse the dry rock off and allow it to dry out, are you trying to start it cycling?

colsoscar120 · Jul 21, 2015

Not at mo the just told me to do that till it was ready to goon the tank

143MPCo · Jul 21, 2015

I can only say what I would do, and placing it to soak in "tap water" is not something I would personally do.

colsoscar120 · Jul 21, 2015

I thought the same thank u

ReeferBob · Jul 21, 2015

That is stupid advice. Really stupid. Keep it aside until the tank is ready for it as someone else said. Don't listen to any advice from that moron again.

colsoscar120 · Jul 21, 2015

Lol ok thanks
So on the day do I need to wash it . ?

ReeferBob · Jul 21, 2015

Well you'd think it was already clean. If it was me, I'd mix up some saltwater (using RO water) in a home depot bucket or some other container that the rock will fit in and start it cycling. Use a powerhead to keep the water circulating. Depending on how long you are waiting to use it you could also ghost feed a couple of flakes of food a day or find some 100% ammonia to use (just a couple of drops). This will get your bacterial going.