Aquascaping/Curing

[SaltyNovice]

Aquascaping/Curing

OK, here is my situation. Iââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢ve had the LR in the new tank for 7 days. I received it Saturday night and I ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œswishedââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ it in saltwater and set it straight into the tank. Sunday afternoon - I took the rocks out one at a time and scrubbed them with a nylon brush - ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œswishedââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ them and put them back into the tank. The tank has been running 8+ ppm Ammonia ever since Saturday night.

This is what I want to do. I want to take the rock out and scrub it one more time real good and then aquascape it the best I can.

Question: How long could I take the rock out to scrap it and aquascape it? How long can I have it out in the air and ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œNOTââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ cause further die off? Any good ideas how to get the "dead" stuff off the rock? What tools etc? Anybody got any idea?

SaltyNovice :rolleye1:

 

[Sm0kin]

you will have die off and should cure the rock before putting it in the tank otherwise it cure in the tank.

 

[Blown 346]

What you are doing sounds fine, If the rock is going tobe out of the water for a certain time while you scrub other rock I would either....

1. dip news paper in salt water and wrap it around the rock.
2. get a 5 gallon bucket filled with salwater and place the rock in there.

I use a regular bristle brush with a little force, a few of the different sized pipe looking brushed for like airline, tubing etc to get intot the more tight spaces.

 

[egdevilboy]

Question: How long could I take the rock out to scrap it and aquascape it? How long can I have it out in the air and ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œNOTââ"šÂ¬Ã‚ cause further die off? Any good ideas how to get the "dead" stuff off the rock? What tools etc? Anybody got any idea?


It will be fine for a while. Try to keep it wet if possible. Id recommend just a brush but most die off will disappear (bacterial will eat it) eventually. Aquascape and let it sit for a while and finish curing.

 

[Avi]

Do what you're inquiring about as the folks up there have said...then put it in your tank and just leave it in there with the waterflow going and the protein skimmer running. Regularly test the water for ammonia and nitrates and get them down to 0ppm and your water will then have been cycled and you can start testing for pH, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium and phosphates(and other things like iodine if you'd feel it necessary.) When the numbers are good:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

then start adding living things to the reef....slowly. And when you do keep testing to be sure you aren't going too fast.