Dead Live Rock
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hnf2k
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im almost positive its alive. but i just wanna make sure...the pieces are covered in sand and what not. its from me stirring up the tank and whatever. there are some white areas on the rock, but im not sure if its just from the sand. and also can a low salinity leve kill live rock? because when i changed my water my salinity level dropped(guess it wasnt all disolved). so my salinity level was low for a few hours till i brought it up.
fshhub
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a low salinity could very well create a problem
as for the dust and such, use a turkey baster(GET A NEW UNWASHED ONE) and dust it off regularly
as for the whiteness, it is probably between dust and dying coraline but it will grow back as coraline dies and regrows it does often turn whitish in color
as for the dust and such, use a turkey baster(GET A NEW UNWASHED ONE) and dust it off regularly
as for the whiteness, it is probably between dust and dying coraline but it will grow back as coraline dies and regrows it does often turn whitish in color
hnf2k
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ok, but if all my rocks were 100 percent dead, they would be all white? like not retain any color at all? there are some areas with spotted white areas...and some areas are nice and green color, and red, and whatever...but my tank isn't very clear, so i cant see a lot...so from what i see it looks like mostly dust and sand. i just wanna make sure everything isnt dead....and also i took a piece out to look at it...and there was like a tentacle coming out of it. about 1-2 inches...brown and slimy. i touched it and it moved slightly after i touched it up and down...fractions of an inch, but it moved...so i have no clue what it was or is...but it was alive, so that made me happy.
azrile
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I'm kinda a newbie (tank is 2 months old).
Live rock is a coupe different things. I has corraline algae growing on it (purple and pink pretty stuff), and it also has 'pods' living in it. Pods are little bug type things that are really cool to watch at night. They are also good for your tank ( fish eat them, and they clean up dirt). The third part of 'live rock' is bacteria that take nitrates out of the water.
The thing is, you can buy LR and it not have all three things. I have bought a couple pieces that have nothing but algae on them. It all depends on the quality of the live rock.
The thing about what you are doing right now... you are probably killing the pods off. The algae is pretty harty, as long as the sand/dirt isn't completely blocking off the light it will survive. I don't know the details about the anaerobic bacteria (the stuff that removes nitrates), it may be dying right now, or it may not care about what is going on in your tank.
I would almost think you would be better off taking the LR out of your tank and keeping it in a rubbermaid bucket until your tank settles down.
Live rock is a coupe different things. I has corraline algae growing on it (purple and pink pretty stuff), and it also has 'pods' living in it. Pods are little bug type things that are really cool to watch at night. They are also good for your tank ( fish eat them, and they clean up dirt). The third part of 'live rock' is bacteria that take nitrates out of the water.
The thing is, you can buy LR and it not have all three things. I have bought a couple pieces that have nothing but algae on them. It all depends on the quality of the live rock.
The thing about what you are doing right now... you are probably killing the pods off. The algae is pretty harty, as long as the sand/dirt isn't completely blocking off the light it will survive. I don't know the details about the anaerobic bacteria (the stuff that removes nitrates), it may be dying right now, or it may not care about what is going on in your tank.
I would almost think you would be better off taking the LR out of your tank and keeping it in a rubbermaid bucket until your tank settles down.
