Old Live Rock

[loodachris]

Does anyone have any idea how long Live Rock lasts without water flow/nutrients/light? A co-worker of mine took down his tank about 2 months ago and kept the live rock stored in bins filled with tank water...
He asked if I could use some.
I know after anything has been in a display tank for a while and it is maintained properly it will eventually become "live". Does anyone know if this would happen quicker in this case?
Thanks.

 

[sepulatian]

If there has been no movement in these bins then chances are that there will be a significant amount of die off. Take a look at the rock and smell it. If there are obvious dead things on them then scrub that off. Cure the rock in a clean bin with fresh saltwater, a heater, and a power head. There may be some life left on it. At the very least it will be base rock.