transporting live rock

[reeferman00]

could i just rap it in some wet paper towels for about an hour drive.
or should i fill the brute with saltwater.
could i dip the towels in freshwater ?

 

[harryk]

you can wrap them i paper towels or newspaper dipped in saltwater or you can transport in the brute with saltwater, but that would be much heavier. i would wrap them personally. you really shouldn't have any significant ammonia spike when you reuse them right away

Harry

 

[Tiggr Reefer]

DO NOT expose it to freshwater!

 

[reeferman00]

alright thanks for the replys im going to rap them in wet towels of saltwater.

 

[snorvich]

Towels or newspaper are equally good.

 

[SteveNMegz]

we picked up 40lbs of cured live rock a couple weeks ago and transported it in a sealed styrofoam box (only water in it was the drips from the rock) for a hour drive, put it in our tank, and never saw any spikes!

 

[jubjub]

i picked some up about a hr away... i just threw it in a 5gallon bucket...drove home and put it in....no problems

 

[reeferman00]

i picked it all up and put it in my tank.
everything seems to be fine.
knock on wood.
but im seeing a bunch of hitchikers which could be good and bad?

 

[crt81]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11582570#post11582570 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tiggr Reefer
DO NOT expose it to freshwater!

How come?

 

[SaltyDr]

I think he meant non saltwater.

 

[crt81]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11587448#post11587448 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SaltyDr
I think he meant non saltwater.

I know what he meant, but why- does it kill the rock or do damage?


I'd really like to know!

 

[leoslizards]

I would also like to know.

 

[Beanfish]

You would kill the beneficial bacteria as well as the hitchikers if exposed to fresh water.

 

[werkkrew]

My live rock I got was exposed to low salinity water (1.016-1.018) for about a day before I learned how to mix salt right and got a non-faulty hydrometer.

I wonder if my live rock is dead rock now.

I have since seeded the tank with sand from the LFS and some fresh live rock rubble, so aside from potentially killing the hitchikers, I should be ok right?

 

[leoslizards]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11597524#post11597524 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by werkkrew
My live rock I got was exposed to low salinity water (1.016-1.018) for about a day before I learned how to mix salt right and got a non-faulty hydrometer.

I wonder if my live rock is dead rock now.

I have since seeded the tank with sand from the LFS and some fresh live rock rubble, so aside from potentially killing the hitchikers, I should be ok right?

I think I may have the same problem. The SG in my DT is at 1.018, and the curing tank is probably the same. I'm still waiting on my refractometer to arrive.