Need Help! Live rock and sand are here, but stand won't be till Friday!!

saltwater8

saltwater8

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Hey everyone,
I have 100 pounds of live rock I am purchasing from someone. They need to sell it QUICK, its in their tank and they need to sell their tank - but my stand won't be here till Friday!
I have a 37 gallon that I was going to set up as a quarantine tank, it has no stand either yet.
Can I just get the live rock and sand and put it in the 37 gallon with a heater and a power head for a week until my stand for the 60 gallon gets here?!
:help:
 
saltwater8

saltwater8

Member
It will be ok?
Its fully cured live rock with a TON of purple on it. Its been in his tank for almost a year.
Will I have die off, or will it be ok?
Should I put some "cycle" product in with it to help for the week it wont have a filter?
:help:
 
turningtim

turningtim

Active Member
Originally Posted by TeresaQ
yup, if it will fit, or just get a large rubbermaid tub.
I'd go rubbermaid and put a heater and power head for circulation. test the water and see whats happening during the week. Treat it as a tank and all should be well. If your water quaility is good then you shouldn't see any die off or change in the coraline.
JMO
HTH
Tim
 
jonny bolt

jonny bolt

Member
100 pounds of LR + sand...hmmm, the rubbermaid "bins" are great, but 1 may be too small for all that. I would throw it all in a big rubbermaid trach barrel instead, with the heater and powerhead.
 
mikeyjer

mikeyjer

Active Member
Like it was mentioned, just place'em in a large rubbermaid. Run heater and pump along with a thermometer with it. I would run it like a tank with lighting above it until the stand gets there. I would also use his tank water as well. :happyfish
 
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