Live Rock

[Michelle Crossley]

Hi there
Next week I will be upgrading my tank(yay) .
I would like to make a really interesting rockscape.
I have bought a lot more new live rock and will be using some of the old live rock.
The question is : I'm female and take a long time to perfect what I want.
How long can I keep the live rock out of water before I do any damage.
That is with and without coral attached to it.
Thank you in anticipation

 

[GugsJr]

I prefer not to leave coral or rock out if water longer then 30 minutes. Though I know some who say 2 hours.

I would suggest sketching or googling ideas to aid in the amount of time you have to have the rock under water

 

[azbigjohn]

With corals, as short as possible (some corals handle it better than others, such as those that are usually found in tidepools... Others can start dying off fast...

Without corals, I agree with 30-60 minutes top. You will have small die-off, but not enough to create a cycle...

 

[Michelle Crossley]

I prefer not to leave coral or rock out if water longer then 30 minutes. Though I know some who say 2 hours.

I would suggest sketching or googling ideas to aid in the amount of time you have to have the rock under water

Thank you.
This is going to be so difficult.

 

[Michelle Crossley]

With corals, as short as possible (some corals handle it better than others, such as those that are usually found in tidepools... Others can start dying off fast...

Without corals, I agree with 30-60 minutes top. You will have small die-off, but not enough to create a cycle...

Ok.
Thank you.