live rock.......dead rock

[schoppie]

I recently ordered live rock on line for my new 29 bio cube. when it arrived at my door the styrofroam box inside was smashed. one plastic bab was still intack and the newspaper was still moist. the other was open and the rocks in it still felt damp more or less. i got real close and smelled all of the rocks and they didn't smell bad so i put them into a trash can to cycle. good or bad?

 

[pezenfuego]

Originally Posted by schoppie
http:///forum/post/3244111
I recently ordered live rock on line for my new 29 bio cube. when it arrived at my door the styrofroam box inside was smashed. one plastic bab was still intack and the newspaper was still moist. the other was open and the rocks in it still felt damp more or less. i got real close and smelled all of the rocks and they didn't smell bad so i put them into a trash can to cycle. good or bad?
How long was the shipping?
I would say that they are good.

 

[florida joe]

i put them into a trash can to cycle. good or bad?
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Good idea

 

[scopus tang]

Ahhhhh! Com'n Joe, your slowing down - where is the dead/live rock comment?
Agree with the others, good idea.

 

[florida joe]

where is the dead/live rock comment?
Rock is rock it is Dead or as my friend Randy would say you cant get blood from a stone. What makes us in the hobby call it live is what living organisms are on and in the rock. well at least that is what Randy told me

 

[schoppie]

Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/3244172
Good idea
the shipping was two days. the rocks have been cycling for three days now and still no bad smell. guess they are fine

 

[florida joe]

recommended procedure
1. Place the live rock in a new 30-gallon plastic garbage can. Consider adding bottom drains to the container to speed draining and water changes.
2. Completely cover the rock with freshly mixed saltwater, with a specific gravity of 1.021 - 1.025.
3. Use a heater and keep the water temperature near 80 degrees to speed die off.
4. Provide constant water movement with a power head or airstone.
5. Keep the area dimly lit to prevent algae blooms.
6. Perform 100% water changes twice weekly.
7. Gently scrub the rock with a new nylon bristle brush or toothbrush between water changes to remove any white film or dead material.
8. When the water conditions stabilize and ammonia and nitrite tests are zero, the rock is ready to be placed into the display aquarium.