macro rocks

[yd00k]

MACRO ROCKS...is there a correct way to cure these rock? or just cure these rock like any other live rock?

p.s. if yall dont mind can u please show me some pics of your maroc rock (aquascaping) thx!

 

[Deuce67]

From what I have read, some folks will soak it in vinegar solution, bleach, cure it in a seperate vat. All I did with mine was hosed it down really well and placed it in the main tank dry. I cured it in the main tank seeded with a couple pounds of corraline encrusted live rock and about 10 lbs in the fuge. Added livestock 3 weeks later.

Pic when first filled up

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Seven months later

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You did mean Marco rock correct?

 

[crab0000]

That's basically what I'm doing. There are several pics in my thread (red house).

 

[Khandurian]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12386505#post12386505 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Deuce67
From what I have read, some folks will soak it in vinegar solution, bleach, cure it in a seperate vat. All I did with mine was hosed it down really well and placed it in the main tank dry. I cured it in the main tank seeded with a couple pounds of corraline encrusted live rock and about 10 lbs in the fuge. Added livestock 3 weeks later.

Pic when first filled up

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You did mean Marco rock correct?

Wow! I hope my rock looks that good when it finally arrives!

 

[yd00k]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12386505#post12386505 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Deuce67
From what I have read, some folks will soak it in vinegar solution, bleach, cure it in a seperate vat. All I did with mine was hosed it down really well and placed it in the main tank dry. I cured it in the main tank seeded with a couple pounds of corraline encrusted live rock and about 10 lbs in the fuge. Added livestock 3 weeks later.

Pic when first filled up

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Seven months later

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You did mean Marco rock correct?

wow! nice tank !
what did you do to your rocks between those 7 month period?
all your rock is covered with corraline algae

 

[yd00k]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12386731#post12386731 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crab0000
That's basically what I'm doing. There are several pics in my thread (red house).

thx! bout to go look for it

 

[Deuce67]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12391982#post12391982 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yd00k
wow! nice tank !
what did you do to your rocks between those 7 month period?
all your rock is covered with corraline algae

I helped spread the corraline with a toothbrush. I took the corraline encrusted rubble and brushed it over with a toothbrush and brushed it on the rock. Good calcium levels helps too. I use a calcium reactor. No other supplements added.

 

[reefrick.M]

If you love phosphates than you'll love Marco Rocks. I blasted and scrubed this stuff when it came in. Then I soaked them in a vinegar solution for a couple of days. Then I scrubed and sprayed with a hose again. Then I put them in a 70 gallon RubberMaid stock tank along with a skimmer,GFO reactor,powerheads, heater and water changes for 2 months. Still my PO4 was .2 with Hanna meter. Any savings in this rock is lost in the amount of GFO it costs to bring PO4 down to a reasonable level. I'm now down to a level of .04 PO4 3 months later.

 

[Mel-E-Mel]

Damn ydook, awesome tank! heres mine scaped with marco shelf rock. Same curing method...soaked in a solution with vinegar and water for a couple days, rinsed then soaeked in ro water for about 6 weeks with frequent water changes, then soaked in saltwater from water changes for a couple more weeks.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1376598

 

[bill-fit]

I had no phosphate issues with marco rock

 

[snorvich]

What did you test the phosphate with?