Curing rock

[Indeco]

Hi bros, I just brought some rocks back from the LFS and wonder should I do curing for it.

These rocks are actually live rock but was already soaked and dry liao so can be considered as dead rocks, but when I see the rocks I still able to see some funny things on it so what I should do ah?

    1) Ignore it and just use since already cured...

    2) Do the curing again by scrap off those funny thing and soak with tap water or hydrogen peroxide to kill all the parasites...

These rocks will be using in my new tank...

[soggycookies]

IMO you should cure them cause you don’t know how Long they’ve been out of water. Some things might still be alive but many things have probably died or started to die when the rocks were taken out of water.

If you trust the LFS you got it from when they say it’s already cured then I see no need to though.

Also try not to soak with tap water.. run it in RODI water/distilled water that’s been dechlorinated at the very least, and then use the necessary chemicals/bioproducts to speed up the process if you want them cycled fast


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[Indeco]

8 hours ago, soggycookies said:

IMO you should cure them cause you don’t know how Long they’ve been out of water. Some things might still be alive but many things have probably died or started to die when the rocks were taken out of water.

If you trust the LFS you got it from when they say it’s already cured then I see no need to though.

Also try not to soak with tap water.. run it in RODI water/distilled water that’s been dechlorinated at the very least, and then use the necessary chemicals/bioproducts to speed up the process if you want them cycled fast


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Bro, I guess i will do the curing again as i scare got things still alive inside the rocks.... i don't have RODI system so will be using de-chlorinated water to soak, but will it kill the parasites or not?

I already brought the prodibio digest to help cycle my tank

[Jeebusai]

The last time I went to LFS to cured live rock, before I wanted to pay I saw a claw moving...in the end settled for fake rocks. As mentioned better be safe than sorry. Most LFS have so many rocks, hard for them to keep track. The hitchhikers could have been migrated from other rocks in the tank too. 

Some hitchhikers are like terminator  they just don’t die.....unless u nuke them (bleach)  

 

[Indeco]

19 minutes ago, Jeebusai said:

The last time I went to LFS to cured live rock, before I wanted to pay I saw a claw moving...in the end settled for fake rocks. As mentioned better be safe than sorry. Most LFS have so many rocks, hard for them to keep track. The hitchhikers could have been migrated from other rocks in the tank too. 

Some hitchhikers are like terminator  they just don’t die.....unless u nuke them (bleach)  

 

Well bro i understand where you coming from but for this time i don't have a choice...

anyway i planning to buy the hydrogen peroxide from guardian to nuke them liao....

[Jeebusai]

Good luck! Lol

[soggycookies]

Bro, I guess i will do the curing again as i scare got things still alive inside the rocks.... i don't have RODI system so will be using de-chlorinated water to soak, but will it kill the parasites or not?

I already brought the prodibio digest to help cycle my tank

Pure freshwater will kill most if not all of them depending on how Long you cure them for. Generally they say 4-8 weeks but 2 weeks should be ok once you see your ammonia and nitrite at 0. The 8 week long process is to get rid of phosphate deep within the rock as well as other potential contaminants. But like others have mentioned.. bleach is if you really want to kill everything on your rock guaranteed at once. Freshwater works IME but only if given time

[Indeco]

1 minute ago, soggycookies said:

Pure freshwater will kill most if not all of them depending on how Long you cure them for. Generally they say 4-8 weeks but 2 weeks should be ok once you see your ammonia and nitrite at 0. The 8 week long process is to get rid of phosphate deep within the rock as well as other potential contaminants. But like others have mentioned.. bleach is if you really want to kill everything on your rock guaranteed at once. Freshwater works IME but only if given time

Erm i don't mind using bleach but the bleach is just those that selling at NTUC?

Then after i bleach already what should i do? use activated carbon to rinse the rock to remove the bleach?

Sorry for asking so many questions, this part i really no idea how to do it...

[soggycookies]

Erm i don't mind using bleach but the bleach is just those that selling at NTUC? Then after i bleach already what should i do? use activated carbon to rinse the rock to remove the bleach? Sorry for asking so many questions, this part i really no idea how to do it...

 

 

Check out this video.

 

Explains the various methods of curing rock. BRStv is a very informative channel for reefing overall. Since you’re new to the hobby you might want to watch some of them. They clarify not only what to do but why to do it. I try my best to explain some things here but I’m afraid my explanations might not be pinpoint. Safer to watch more detailed tutorials especially for this kinda thing.

 

[Indeco]

4 minutes ago, soggycookies said:

Check out this video.

 

Explains the various methods of curing rock. BRStv is a very informative channel for reefing overall. Since you’re new to the hobby you might want to watch some of them. They clarify not only what to do but why to do it. I try my best to explain some things here but I’m afraid my explanations might not be pinpoint. Safer to watch more detailed tutorials especially for this kinda thing.

 

bro thx for the link,

i watch their 52 weeks setup on the 160 gallon tank but never check out the rest... haha...

[soggycookies]

bro thx for the link,
i watch their 52 weeks setup on the 160 gallon tank but never check out the rest... haha...

I don’t blame you haha their videos are very lengthy.. but very informative and professional without much bias


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[Indeco]

44 minutes ago, soggycookies said:

I don’t blame you haha their videos are very lengthy.. but very informative and professional without much bias


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haha... guess will check out more on their video...

after watching the video seem like bleach is good choice to really kill off the funny thing in the rock...

[Indeco]

I just did a test on the water that I used to cure my rock and below are the results

Ammonia > 2 ppm

Nitrite > 1 ppm

Nitrate > 50 ppm

The result is like that because I used tap water and the chlorine is causing the result to go crazy? haha...

or something is wrong with my rock?  

[soggycookies]

I just did a test on the water that I used to cure my rock and below are the results
Ammonia > 2 ppm
Nitrite > 1 ppm
Nitrate > 50 ppm
The result is like that because I used tap water and the chlorine is causing the result to go crazy? haha...
or something is wrong with my rock?  

It’s in the process of cycling. Plenty of organics are being broken down by bacteria which is why you see those readings. Once your ammonia and nitrite are 0, your cycle is complete. It’s good that you’re seeing higher nitrates than ammonia and nitrites, the process is probably about to end soon.


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[Indeco]

8 hours ago, soggycookies said:

It’s in the process of cycling. Plenty of organics are being broken down by bacteria which is why you see those readings. Once your ammonia and nitrite are 0, your cycle is complete. It’s good that you’re seeing higher nitrates than ammonia and nitrites, the process is probably about to end soon.


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Oh... i still thought is because i never de-cholrinate the water that why reading is like that...

this mean that my rock is back to live again...