Live rock from friends aquarium

[LukeTeeReef]

Running it in here for 4 days prior to aquascaping and setting up main tank

 

[Jay Norris]

His gf fed a whole bottle of food while he was gone for a week and that’s started his problems lol

Actually the rock is not as bad as it looks, I would give it a good brushing in Saltwater, and a couple months treatment with Vibrant. The Vibrant is an amazing product , as I was using it on my sisters 1100 gal reef system, when they got a major algae out break from lack of proper maintenance on their tank. I finally talked them into using a service to take care of there tank, as of now I don't have the time to preform maintenance on her tank and mine.

 

[LukeTeeReef]

Actually the rock is not as bad as it looks, I would give it a good brushing in Saltwater, and a couple months treatment with Vibrant. The Vibrant is an amazing product , as I was using it on my sisters 1100 gal reef system, when they got a major algae out break from lack of proper maintenance on their tank. I finally talked them into using a service to take care of there tank, as of now I don't have the time to preform maintenance on her tank and mine.

Really a few months? This is after its already been scrubbed, gave each piece a scrub before transporting it, I was gonna black it out for a few days in here change some water and next weekend start up the new dt ?

 

[Jay Norris]

Really a few months? This is after its already been scrubbed, gave each piece a scrub before transporting it, I was gonna black it out for a few days in here change some water and next weekend start up the new dt ?

Oh, sorry I didn't know that was the same rock, what an improvement, looks really good. I don't even know if you need to due a black out as it looks very clean in the photo.

 

[LukeTeeReef]

Oh, sorry I didn't know that was the same rock, what an improvement, looks really good. I don't even know if you need to due a black out as it looks very clean in the photo.

Cheers! Tanks not ready yet anyways so I’m keeping it alive in the dark for now.

 

[MamaLovesHerReefTank]

Cheers! Tanks not ready yet anyways so I’m keeping it alive in the dark for now.

As long as you keep a heater and powerhead in there, it should be good to go when your tank is ready. Keep the lid on and keep it dark. Test the water to see how the phosphates are. If they're high, you're gonna want to do a water change. The only thing I'm not sure of is if you should add an ammonia source to keep the rock live. How long before your tank is ready?

 

[NY_Caveman]

As long as you keep a heater and powerhead in there, it should be good to go when your tank is ready. Keep the lid on and keep it dark. Test the water to see how the phosphates are. If they're high, you're gonna want to do a water change. The only thing I'm not sure of is if you should add an ammonia source to keep the rock live. How long before your tank is ready?

Ammonia should not be added to live rock. It will stay live.

 

[MamaLovesHerReefTank]

Ammonia should not be added to live rock. It will stay live.

Thank you for clarifying that for me.

 

[LukeTeeReef]

I dosed ammonia and it eats 4ppm in one day and the nitrate in a day and a half gonna get some fish this weekend

 

[LukeTeeReef]

I have had no issues with this rock after blacking it out for a week and cycling in tank for 2 weeks with no lights, no algae 3 months in

 

[RtomKinMad]

I have had no issues with this rock after blacking it out for a week and cycling in tank for 2 weeks with no lights, no algae 3 months in

That’s awesome! Glad you did the right way! How’s the tank? Did you get your fish?

 

[LukeTeeReef]

That’s awesome! Glad you did the right way! How’s the tank? Did you get your fish?

It’s coming along brother! My first fish 5 of em died in quarantine after minor ich outbreak someone suggested coppersafe I dosed correctly verified sample, all fish died with in 4 hours... the guy that sold me copper claims it was the ich. Anyways since then I tank transfer everything before putting into dt.

Sure enough somehow ich is in the dt but all fish are good random random spot here an their they are essentially immune

 

[RtomKinMad]

Tank looks really good. Sorry to hear about your losses. That sucks. Hopefully fishes immune system will take over now and help. They look good. Thanks for the update. Take care and good luck.

 

[LukeTeeReef]

Tank as it’s sitting now 2 years I’m enjoying it, starting a nem tank this week at the girlfriends place, with some frostbite clowns, she gave me a corner after originally trying to block me from coming in .p it’s a used 32 biocube I picked up with the clown fish for 200. Hope everyone is staying safe

 

[LukeTeeReef]

Oh and I never had any issues what so ever with the rock that I got from my friend.