Live rock
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thatone08
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I am assuming it’s wet, if it is from someone else’s tank. Also assuming if unsure if tank is cycled their is no fish or anything else currently in the tank?
I f there was anything in the tank I would be wary of any pests, especially if any fish have recently died from a sickness.
either way I would soak it in its own container for 75 days to kill of any potential pests, and to cure it. Also depends on your system. How much rock you currently have, how much your planning to add. Could cause a mini or potentially a whole other cycle, depending on how much we are talking about.
I am assuming it’s wet, if it is from someone else’s tank. Also assuming if unsure if tank is cycled their is no fish or anything else currently in the tank?
I f there was anything in the tank I would be wary of any pests, especially if any fish have recently died from a sickness.
either way I would soak it in its own container for 75 days to kill of any potential pests, and to cure it. Also depends on your system. How much rock you currently have, how much your planning to add. Could cause a mini or potentially a whole other cycle, depending on how much we are talking about.
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Gedxin
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I'm gonna go against the grain and say just add it to your system. If it came from an existing tank, I don't see the benefit of waiting. The whole point of live rock is to instantly cycle your tank and get all the diversity from it. Letting it sit elsewhere to get rid of potential 'pests' seems to defeat one major benefit of live rock. After all, the pests are the risk you always bring in when you choose LR to begin with.
I'm gonna go against the grain and say just add it to your system. If it came from an existing tank, I don't see the benefit of waiting. The whole point of live rock is to instantly cycle your tank and get all the diversity from it. Letting it sit elsewhere to get rid of potential 'pests' seems to defeat one major benefit of live rock. After all, the pests are the risk you always bring in when you choose LR to begin with.
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Formalmamah
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I think he had it setup before I came to pick it up and was drying as I drove home then I put it In a bucket of my saltwater
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Welcome aboard, give your friend a call and find out exactly what the history of the rock is.
If you're worried about pests, cure the rock and watch it for a month or so.
If you trust that the rock was in his tank for some time, use it but the pest issue will always be a risk.
Good luck.
If you're worried about pests, cure the rock and watch it for a month or so.
If you trust that the rock was in his tank for some time, use it but the pest issue will always be a risk.
Good luck.
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thatone08
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What’s currently in your tank both rock wise and livestock? Would the rock your adding be a lot more in comparison to what’s already in there. If he was cycling and had no livestock. Then I think maybe a few weeks in a bucket with some turbo start and a power head should be good.
Just don’t want to add a bunch of uncured rock to your tank, and potentially spike the ammonia and have some die off.
like gedxin said, pests will always potentially be a problem when rock is wet, but if he had no live stock where this was curing. I would t be to concerned.
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