Lr??

ratpack

Member
can i add LF after mytank is setup. if i can, can i mix some LR with dead rock? and what kind of dead rock should i put. there is an espcific kind or what? im i asking to much? ok dont answer the last one. but i need some good advice here
 

brownleaf

Member
You could add LR later, but make sure they are CURED.
And what kind of LR would depend on what you like (mostly how they look and what's on them).
 

ratpack

Member
how do i know teh rock is cured. i really dont trust my LFS. well i realy trust a new LFS that i found but i still want to know
 

gregvabch

Active Member
the easiest way to tell if liverock is uncured is to smell it. if it reeks like dead fish or the ocean in general, chances are it's not cured. if it's not cured, it will spike your levels, (ammonia), and possibly cause another cycle. many people use uncured liverock to cycle tanks, instead of damsels. pick it up out of the water and smell it. if it stinks, it's not cured. if it doesn't, it's cured. if you order liverock and have it shipped to you, it will need to be recured, even if they say it's cured. the day or two in a bag without circulation or light causes die off. HTH
 

marlins #1

Member
How do you cure it, do you wash it down with regular water.
If some live rock was in tap water for a week did that ruin the LR for ever.
Is there any products that are good for live rock. Like any KENTS.
What do damshels do, I have a bunch of them, and they appear to be the ones that never died, the terminaters of the tank, they're fast.
And is there anyway to revibe the LR, lets say get it to grow algae and stuff like that, or throw it back in the ocean, would it get better..
 

gkp

Member
When I go to a fish store for live rock I ask them to test the amona. right in front of me if there is none the rock is cured.
One good small peice of LR can seed a whole tank. My reef I put about 150# LR only about 20# was live now it is all purple and red took about 6 months
 

samantha68

Member
Question..i got some mushroom about 4 days ago and it was nice in the bag,i got home with it and it went deep purple and all closed up..it has opened a little but is now purple in the mid and light green on the edges but is opened a little.....what happened to it?
 
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