'dead rock' Can I use it for my tank?

[tahir69]

i'm just curious about this so called 'dead rock', can i place it in my tank to make as base, will it do any harm to my LS or my water condfition? need some gurus to help me in this.

[ashidiq]

no i wun do any harm... and yes u can use it as a base rock as live rocks are not in the market...

[chrislwp]

Dead rock will eventually becomes live rock after some time.

[moron_clown]

yar..after a long long time...

[limbssg]

of course u can, as long as the rocks don't have anything nasty on it or stinks very bad. I'd suggest that u cycle it separately in a container first for few days b4 adding to the tank.

[trader_best]

yea....agree too, best to cycle first, but can try put in your main tank, maybe cycle faster? is it cured?

[tahir69]

actually i still dont have it yet, looking for it, anyone knows where to get this 'dead rock'

[typrobin]

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...=15157&hl=rocks

[typrobin]

i dun think u have to cure the dead rocks....basically it is wat it is, dead....i think u might wanna juz brush off the top layer of the rocks, use a metal brush, scrub as hard as u can....

then juz dump them into your tank loh....sooner aor later they'll become live rocks....

if your tank already has liverocks, and is already stocked up then don't bother to cycle them again.the dead rocks will automactically grow beneficial bacteria...

if u are thinkin of starting a new tank, cycle them for more than a mth, be sure it is fully cycled, change 20% or more water(some even recommend 50%,then add LS.........

[tahir69]

ok tks for all the info everyone...will go and check it out at Kembangan, on my way back.

[FuEl]

Cool aquarium right? I used to work there during holidays..

[Domino]

Dead rock is dead, but cycling depends on its origin.

If this was LR previously that was left out and dried, then it has lots of dead organic material that might start decomposing once you put it back in water, so it will need some sort of cycling.

If it is base rock that never had much organic material on it then it would not need much cycling.

True enough, the good bacteria will colonize it again in time.

[aStRoBo|]

i have few pieces of dead rocks few mths ago, now have coraline algae growing on it le.. so, it can be use.

[fooyl]

Hi guys,

just a stupid question. How you know the rock is "dead"?

can anyone enlighten me. Thanks

regards-fooyl

[aStRoBo|]

Hi guys,

just a stupid question. How you know the rock is "dead"?

can anyone enlighten me. Thanks

regards-fooyl

pale white.. not much brownish..

[Kalib]

pale white.. not much brownish..

Just to add on, dead rock is basically just those dried rocks you find at the LFS which are placed outside in the open rather than in the water.