So confused with dry rocks

fishlover0815

fishlover0815

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hi, I'm new to this hobby and I don't have any fish yet, but I have some supplies. I'm going for a vacation and I will buy some dry rocks... I used to think I can just put it in... But I guess not, I have to cure it, here are my questions about curing prosess:
1. Do I need a specific salinity for curing the dry rock?
2. Do I pick the dead organic things out, scrub it, put in a tub with salt water, heater and power head?
3. Can I put bacteria liquid things to help it cure?
4. Do I leave the lit on?
5.what temperature am I looking for?
6. What power head should I get?(what power? 500? 100?)for a 20 gallon
7. What power do I need for curing the rock?(500?)
8. Do I wash the rock with viniger?
9. Is the rock good when ammonia and phosphates is 0?
10. Do I need to cycle the tank once the rock is done and in the tank?
Thx
 
jay0705

jay0705

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W no fish in your tank, just rinse the rock and put it in. Add a small peice of live rock to help seed it and your all set. All you need is normal sw tank specs. Salinity, temp, ect
 
jay0705

jay0705

Well-Known Member
The dead is what starts the cycle. Death equals ammonia, which starts the bacteria that consumes it. Adding cured live rock is already full of said bacteria so it then spreads to your dry/dead rock. Eventually turning it live aswell
 
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