Originally posted by sundog:
There are differences of opinion, but I prefer to cure it so that I can keep as much living as possible.
I cure it under excellant lighting conditions and good filtration and lots of water changes.
You will always experience some die-off, but what is the point of having "live" rock if by curing it you kill off everything (or most everything)?
Sundog, I had the same view of curing live rock as you - whats the point of curing / killing off what you have paid to obtain??
However someone made an interresting point to me - you will always get some die off from live rock. If you place it straight into your tank or under bright light then the nutrients comming off of the dead organisms on it will encourage the growth of algae which can swamp the rock and kill off even more of the rock.
Tricky one hey!!
