live rock ?
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BlazedDiamonds
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Just remember that something ALWAYS dies when it is out of water. The bacteria will live a good while, but the more of anything that dies, the more ammonia will develop. And just a SaltyDr says, you will need to cure it again. The longer it is out, the longer it will take to cure it. If you can, mix some salt water and keep the rock in it with a heater or at a MINIMUM, if you don't have an extra heater, at room temp to help prevent further die off. This container (a rubbermaid or plastic container) can be used to cure it again. Then you can transfer to the tank when ammonia, trites and trates are 0. Hope this helps.
leoslizards
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I was afraid of this. Someone gave my uncle a bunch of LR about 5 days ago and I just got it today. It's completely dry on the outside. Is it dead?
I'm gonna go scrub it and get it in water a.s.a.p.
NapoliNewJersey
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You'll have to cure the rock over... it's dead but not 100% dead. It's still better than dry base rock.IMO
Zoophile
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There will be a lot of die-off, but the rock will be okay. I don't like to scrub live rock, but it wouldn't hurt too much in this situation. Just don't be too harsh! Give the rock a short soak in some prepared SW separate from your curing vessel and let all the particulate matter fall off and allow any hitchhikers to poop.
ImprezaSTi
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if its got any algae on it then it is not dead.
phenom5
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I agree with this, although I would give it a good scrub to remove any obviously dead stuff. Then dunk/ swish/ swirl it in a bucket with some SW, then move it into something that is heated, and has lots of flow, and cure it. It should be okay, though I'd watch your ammonia levels, you may have to do some large water changes.
leoslizards
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I already have a 10g tank setup with SW, a heater, and a pump going. Can I use old water from my display tank and use it in the curing tank? I'm thinking I might as well do a water change. There's 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, about 30 nitrate and a lot of phosphate. I don't know how much because I don't have a test for it.
I don't think there's a lot of water movement so I'm going to attach a hob filter without any media or pads to agitate the water. The rock has a lot of dead stuff on it. A couple sponges and what looks to be algae as well as some black stuff that I have no idea what it is. There's some coraline algae still on it.
I don't think there's a lot of water movement so I'm going to attach a hob filter without any media or pads to agitate the water. The rock has a lot of dead stuff on it. A couple sponges and what looks to be algae as well as some black stuff that I have no idea what it is. There's some coraline algae still on it.
