Dry Rock Advice

[andrewdeme]

I have a couple of hundred pounds of dry rock that was once live rock.

The rock was in a 150g tank that was sitting in a house a buddy of my bought out of foreclosure, knew I liked aquariums and told me to go get it.
The rock turned out be really nice shapes so I cleaned it all up and have it in garbage cans and now is completely dry.

What is the process to get the rock ready/reactivated for a new setup? Does it make any sense to have it sitting in saltwater in the cans while I am piecing together my new tank. Should I add anything to the water? Would natural seawater be better for this kind of thing?

Don't really know. Ideas??

 

[9r39]

You need to cycle the rock put in sea water and add a pump test water until all parameters read zero then can add to tank.

 

[9r39]

How did you clean the rock?

 

[rovster]

I did an acid bath with my Pukani and then have had it curing in a trash can with flowing saltwater for some time now. I've added a few pieces to my nano and QT tank and no algae grows on it whatsoever. Phos reads close to 0. I was doing regular waterchanges on it as well. At the very beginning I also used some lanthanum chloride to help speed the process.

At the very least I'd let it sit in a can with a powerhead for a couple of months with maybe a water change or 2. Hitting it with the hose before starting to get any loose debris off wouldn't be a bad idea either.

 

[andrewdeme]

thanks for the advice