Adding Live Rock

[ace223]

Hi i'm new to this, i just bought some precured live rock from saltwaterfish.com. Here's my question do i have to cure the live rock?

 

[cannonman]

Are you adding it to a brand new tank or an established one?

 

[ace223]

i have a brand new Red Sea Max.

 

[ace223]

can anyone help me?

 

[m0nk]

If the tank isn't cycled you can add the rock right to the tank to cure during the cycling process. If your tank is fully cycled and setup for display with fish and inverts, you should cure it. They may note that it's fully cured but during shipment you'll get some die off and that could affect the parameters of your tank. Hope that helps.

 

[newtankman]

I agree with m0nk. If the tank is not cycled and there is no livestock in it then you can add it to the tank.

 

[newtankman]

“O”...and I forgot to say,
Welcome to the Forum.

 

[myreef05]

Definately needs to recure if it was shipped (it was) and if your tank is cycled. All rock needs recuring once it leaves the water for more than a couple hours.
Scrub it off and pick the noticeable dead things off and stick in in a tupperware 5 gallon container etc. with a powerhead and heater. Change 10% of the water evry day or everyother until there is not sign of ammonia, nitrites or Trates.

 

[ace223]

thanks, i put the live rock in the tank as soon as i got the live rock. Now would that that hurt my tank?I took the live rock out of my tank and started to cure the live rock, my tank has a brownish redish film on the live sand what is it?