cycling with Cured live rock

[Albanets202]

I have purchased some Tonga Nuku live rock on ebay. It is fully cure, was in transit for 6(!) days and arrived somewhat dry. Is it still alive? I mean bacterial bed. There are some coralline spots... Will coralline algae grow back? Rock does not smell bad...
My guess is that it is dead, I cannot cycle with it, and still need to get some live rock/sand to seed.
Should I leave negative feedback? He has a 100% positive and been in this business for years. And he says that transition time does not matter.

 

[DesigDiver]

most likely all the good stuff probably died..just find a a cup of sand from an established tank to seed your dead stuff and u should be good in due time..

 

[jrdoan]

Yeah most likley like desig said most of the good stuff is dead. You can usually get like Live sand at your LFS for around a buck a lb. a few pounds will be more than enough to get you moving agian.

 

[Jay180reef]

If it smells okay and looks colorful (not brown), I'd say the rock is alive and well. The 'good stuff' will definitely survive a few days out of water.

 

[Flipper62]

IMO.......Just to be sure. Get a cup or two of good live sand & add it to the mix. This will seed the old mix. It will take a few weeks. You you can also help speed it up by puting a raw shrimp in the tank. The shrimp will start to rot, but this will cycle the tank.

 

[Albanets202]

Thanks for replies, appreciate it
Rock does not look too bad, hope coralline will grow back... will get some live sand and seed...