is this ok?

[saltfreak4]

Originally Posted by Travis89
It has to be cured before it's put in, if he's getting it from an LFS it is probably cured and will be fine.
OK, I thought I knew what I was doing and everyday you guys say something that makes me go huh? Could someone explain the lr phenomenon to me? When is rock cured? I saw a site that tells you how to cure cement? What's that? I am assuming curing is when "things" start growing?
Rena

 

[travis89]

Cured LR is LR that doesn't have any dead things on it, and has live things growing on it.

 

[sign guy]

when they ship lr things tend to die If you dont let it cure before you put it in your tank your amon will spike. I dont trust most lfs when they say there rock is cured

 

[kzoo]

Live rock is cured and uncrued by the amount of time is is out of the water. You have die off on rock that has been taken out of the water and if you get uncured rock that means you need to clean the dead stuff off or put it in a tank so it can cure or regrow. If you are setting up a new tank you can use uncured to start your cycle. Good luck on the damsels they are fast.

 

[saltfreak4]

Could someone go over the types of LR? I know about Fiji, some of that tube looking stuff, don't remember the name.
Could you name them and tell what they are usually good for?
Thanks
Rena

 

[saltfreak4]

Ok, how do you cure it if you can't put it in the tank? ????!!?! See I told you I am confused.

 

[rcdude1990]

ok so do i have to take out the damsels, wait for all the tests to be good and then add the live rock or jus throw the LR in there after i take the damsels out?
also r pods good for the tank
and how can i tell if LR is cured or not

 

[sign guy]

Originally Posted by saltfreak4
Ok, how do you cure it if you can't put it in the tank? ????!!?! See I told you I am confused.
you can put it in the tank, If you have fish alredy just add a little at a time or put it in a rubermaid and use some type of filter. A skimmer would be best

 

[sign guy]

Originally Posted by rcdude1990
ok so do i have to take out the damsels, wait for all the tests to be good and then add the live rock or jus throw the LR in there after i take the damsels out?
also r pods good for the tank
and how can i tell if LR is cured or not

def take out the damsels. then throw your rock in and after your tank spikes and levils back out your lr is good I doubt your tank will cycle before your lr cures
pods are great for a tank some people have fuges for the sole purpes of pods

 

[sign guy]

about.com has a good article about lr google live rock. mods sorry if this is not alowed but about dose not sell lr I thik this Is ok

 

[rcdude1990]

ok so tell me if this is right
ima take the damsels out, add 25 lbs of LR
add a raw shrimp inside and thats it
should the shrimp sink to the bottom or float around?
also for LR do i need Base Rock? i heard base rock is jus dead rock do i need?

 

[sign guy]

Originally Posted by rcdude1990
ok so tell me if this is right
ima take the damsels out, add 25 lbs of LR
add a raw shrimp inside and thats it
should the shrimp sink to the bottom or float around?
also for LR do i need Base Rock? i heard base rock is jus dead rock do i need?

thats it the shrimp sink to the bottom. Br is not dr dr is just that, dead. br is lr with very little live thinngs on it, most people use it as a base and place lr on top of it for looks. Br dose not filter the water as good as lr but it is much cheaper. some people add 50% lr and50% br and after time the br tuns into lr. But that may take a year or so.

 

[rcdude1990]

ok ima take the damsels out
add 25 lbs of lr and a raw shrimp
ima probably do it tomrro because i have no time today
thanks for the advise everyone

 

[sign guy]

keep us updated and dont let the smell get to you

 

[rcdude1990]

i hope it doesnt smell that bad if anythin i can spray the room wit air freshner right?
dont wrry i wont doo it over the tank lol
thanks again
also i found out the LR is Fiji i hope this is good, cured rock for 4.00 a lb

 

[sign guy]

hope so I pay 9 a lb I really would not spray any thing, that stuff has a way about getting in the tank

 

[xdave]

Combine the original post with this one.
I tested this product before they made it available to the public. I'm not going to rewrite what the conclusions of our test were here.