tboy
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please help.
100lbs live rocks and 60lbs live sand
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please help.
jamiehag
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I hope that you had them coverd and was checking the salinity of the water while it was outside if the rain was getting in and overflowing it you are going to have dead rock not live rock, or if the water was evaporration and you did not top it off with fresh water often you will also have dead rock. You needed to keep a consistant slainity, I hope you did. As you made it sound like you wre surprised to find the rock coverd in algea so it seems like you were not checking your rock while it was outside "cooking" in the sun.
jamiehag
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Originally Posted by Tboy
i'm gonna put them in the new tank. but u guy think i should cover them with tarp first or should i put them in my new tank with no light for now? ah yeah. what about the sand. or they safe to put in new tank?
I would be hesentant to put anything in a tank that has been sitting in my backyard unprotected for 6 months, the temp swings probably were huge on a daily basis, you probably have a lot of debrie that was blown in there and the rocks were coverd in algae. If you did not monitor the salinity of the water in the tub I would not use the rock or sand unless you recure the rock by seeding it with a few more good peices of rock and sand from your LFS. >>>>>And this time Cover it, keep it out of the sun and monitor the salinity of the water it should be 1.021- 1.025 at all times.<<<<<<
i'm gonna put them in the new tank. but u guy think i should cover them with tarp first or should i put them in my new tank with no light for now? ah yeah. what about the sand. or they safe to put in new tank?
I would be hesentant to put anything in a tank that has been sitting in my backyard unprotected for 6 months, the temp swings probably were huge on a daily basis, you probably have a lot of debrie that was blown in there and the rocks were coverd in algae. If you did not monitor the salinity of the water in the tub I would not use the rock or sand unless you recure the rock by seeding it with a few more good peices of rock and sand from your LFS. >>>>>And this time Cover it, keep it out of the sun and monitor the salinity of the water it should be 1.021- 1.025 at all times.<<<<<<
reefnut
Active Member
Originally Posted by javatech
cover them with a tarp or something to cut out the light for 4 to 6 week
Ditto... I'd do 100% water change to make sure everything it good and cover them & get the containers out of the sun... essentially cycling the rock for 4-6 weeks. This should effectively eliminate the algae and cure the rock.
cover them with a tarp or something to cut out the light for 4 to 6 week
Ditto... I'd do 100% water change to make sure everything it good and cover them & get the containers out of the sun... essentially cycling the rock for 4-6 weeks. This should effectively eliminate the algae and cure the rock.
sw65galma
Active Member
Originally Posted by Tboy
thanks a lot guys. Jamiehag got me. I just throw them out there with out looking at or check there salinity. but i'm thinking to cure them in my new tanks for at least six month or more. But the thing is how would i know when is safe to add live stock in?
After it's been sitting in for a while, Check your water for Amonia, Nitrite and Nitrate...When they are all at 0, Check your PH, make sure it's at 8.2.
Then you can add live stock.
thanks a lot guys. Jamiehag got me. I just throw them out there with out looking at or check there salinity. but i'm thinking to cure them in my new tanks for at least six month or more. But the thing is how would i know when is safe to add live stock in?
After it's been sitting in for a while, Check your water for Amonia, Nitrite and Nitrate...When they are all at 0, Check your PH, make sure it's at 8.2.
Then you can add live stock.
jamiehag
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I would add some new live rock and sand to "seed" the stuff you had sitting outside with bacteria and critters to cycle it in your tank. If the salinity got to low while it was outside the benifiacl bacteria and critters in the rock and sand would of been killed. By adding the new rock you will add them and allow them to multiply and spread to the old rock while it cures.