fresh water on coral

lrswls

lrswls

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I was getting a dead anenome out of tank and had abut 95% of Live rock in a cooler. While I was inside my son hit the Live rock with the water hose...Not a good thing I suspect...my question is will the beneficial bacteria die immediatly???and no more anenome for me what a pain in the a.
thanks
 
wamp

wamp

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Yes you can put it right in. If the rock was already cycled than you should not get another big spike. Maybe a small one due to the moving around of the rock. A very small one that is. Fresh water in a quick dose will not hurt anything. As a matter of fact, the bacteria will not die even if totally submerged on fresh water. It is the same bacteria. If your hose has some serious metals coming out, I would rinse the rock with distilled or RO water just to rinse off any remaning hose water on the surface.
Good Luck
 
ed r

ed r

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If the rock was only briefly (seconds to a minute or two) exposed to the hose, I would not worry about it. If it was sitting in freshwater for fifteen minutes, I would think it may need to cure again.
 
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