Help me please
- Thread starter oscarslr
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oscarslr means he's giving his rock a dark period to try to improve his live rock and rid it of hitchhikers and algae. But you're right: 90 is hot. Way hot.
The good news is that bleaching of live rock is worst when there's light. The fact there wasn't will operate in favor of things surviving.
Any idea how long this was? Remember that rock [and a concrete floor] hold a temperature for a long lag after the water has cooled or heated. This also affects length of exposure to heat.
Best thing to do, get a powerful fan and blow it across your tank day and night. Limit light simply by keeping the garage dim. This is usually good for a few degrees drop, and remember that temp lag.
You can also fill sturdy ziplocks with ice and float it. A bubbler helps turn water over.
If this carries on too long, however, you may want to terminate the operation and simply get the rock back in where it's safe. Even rock doesn't like day after day of 90 degrees.
The good news is that bleaching of live rock is worst when there's light. The fact there wasn't will operate in favor of things surviving.
Any idea how long this was? Remember that rock [and a concrete floor] hold a temperature for a long lag after the water has cooled or heated. This also affects length of exposure to heat.
Best thing to do, get a powerful fan and blow it across your tank day and night. Limit light simply by keeping the garage dim. This is usually good for a few degrees drop, and remember that temp lag.
You can also fill sturdy ziplocks with ice and float it. A bubbler helps turn water over.
If this carries on too long, however, you may want to terminate the operation and simply get the rock back in where it's safe. Even rock doesn't like day after day of 90 degrees.
drummereef
Team RC
ARchmagev - cooking is not literally 'cooking' the rock. It is a method of getting rid of excess algae etc...
I doubt it killed the rock off completely, but if you can control the temp a bit that would be optimal. If you can get it down to below 86F, that would be good.
I doubt it killed the rock off completely, but if you can control the temp a bit that would be optimal. If you can get it down to below 86F, that would be good.
Salamander
Active member
90 degrees............that's not even boiling yet.......how ya' supposed to cook anything in 90 degree water? 
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