Curing LR

[sallen]

I have got some LR from a reef and put it in my 2ft aquarium to cure. What are the best steps to take to effectivly cure it. I have noticed black string tipe worms on the rock are these things good or bad. Also there is like blotches of white stuff ( like paint on the rock) I am running my heater and a powerhead, no lights. How often does the water need changing or do you need to do it????

 

[tangs123]

every two or three days do a 50% water change, until ammonia nitrate and nitrite are all at zero;
the white is just dead corraline algea and will be replaced with nice red or purple corraline soon.
i'm not sure about the worms though

 

[dbgator1]

You can brush off the white with a toothbrush it is dead tissue. I did 100% water changes 3 or 4 times until my levels were 0. Everything went fine but make sure it is cured before placing it in your tank.

 

[sallen]

my ammonia has been sitting on .25 for a few days now. trates and trites are zero. Have not done a water change yet cant see the point at the moment. Any suggestions???

 

[nygel]

how long would you imagine it'd take to cure a piece? I have one a little bigger than a fist that im curing currently, just started yesterday

 

[sallen]

no idea i have about 30lbs to cure

 

[hardcrab67]

A couple of weeks should do the trick. The long black worm is harmless if its the one I have. It comes out at night and splits at one end like a fork in the road. Forgot the name, but I did look it up in the invert book at my LFS. Got him as a hitcher on a 10lb rock I bought. Don't know if yours will survive the curing process though.

 

[sallen]

thanks man