How to restart live rock

[fleek]

Hi all,

Live rocks are supposed to be green/purple in colour. If the life rock is white in color, can we restart it?

[tunicate]

heh heh...You mean "How to revive dead rock?"

I just rinse it during a water change session, & put them back into the tank with those 'live' ones.

It's purple again after a few months. Would probably have been more effective if I had dosed some bacteria during then.

[bugattilambo]

I think its just like normal dead sand once its in the water just like a normal reef tank

with bacteria added and stuff the sand would become live yea so think if you mix the rocks with live rocks and dose bacteria

it will work

[DUCADOS]

Basically just put your dead rocks into your tank,with the lighting n bacteria etc.(normal marine fish keeping method)

Very soon it will become live rock again.

[finind]

I happen to have a big coralline alage size of a fist like a rose grown from my old tank

now it turn white after out from water after i stop 3 years ago

if put back into salt water can revive?

[tunicate]

Hey you've just revived this thread!

No, I'm afraid what's left of the coraline algae would not come alive. It'll slowly break apart.

[kianhl]

heh heh...You mean "How to revive dead rock?"

I just rinse it during a water change session, & put them back into the tank with those 'live' ones.

It's purple again after a few months. Would probably have been more effective if I had dosed some bacteria during then.

How do you douse bacteria onto them? Inside the tank or when you're rinsing them under the tap? Are these in liquid form?

[tropic]

Can dose bacteria of the shelf or just let nature run it's course by adding into tank with live rocks.

[finind]

How do you douse bacteria onto them? Inside the tank or when you're rinsing them under the tap? Are these in liquid form?

dont rinse under the tap ... amitabah

I will rinse with distilled water or salt-mix water that's gona throw for water change

just leave the rock in the tank ba...

yes, let nature take its course...

bacteria can get product like brightwell microbact7 from lfs like aquamarin