Adding cured rock to a "established" tank.

[Jakepen]

Well guys my tank is five months old, and I suppose established...ish. I have some cured pukani, I was considering adding. Is there anything certain I should do, or should I expect any big changes in my tank, will this new rock leak more nutrients then my tank can handle? (I always add a picture to make the thread more interesting.)

 

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Cured rock can add nutrients if the curing water wasn't being changed properly.

 

[Jakepen]

Cured rock can add nutrients if the curing water wasn't being changed properly.

Right. I actually cured all my rock in a tote for a few weeks, and then gave them a muriatic acid bath.

 

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did you pressure wash it after the acid? that's best as it get rid of the dead matter.

 

[FlyinBryan]

I added several large cured rocks to my 150. Never had a single issue at all.

 

[Jakepen]

did you pressure wash it after the acid? that's best as it get rid of the dead matter.

I did not.

I added several large cured rocks to my 150. Never had a single issue at all.

Didn't do anything special to the rock?

 

[brandon429]

id agree nothing special needed

not only have I added cured rock to a system with no changes, I built whole ten year systems off adding live rock and corals in the same hour after I brought it all home, still no change. same params then as it is now, live rock is ready. I didn't transport it home in a way to have killed things, I kept it wet. easy, repeatable, all pico reefing is built on the premise.

when people go set up tanks to hold thirty grand in bounce mushrooms at MACNA for several days, they move over pre cycled materials and their tank is as bioready in six mins after setup as it would be if left for ten years. same ability to nitrify ammonia, our critical cycling param.

whether the rock has a nutrient contribution overall ranges, and is related to its curing status...mine was always standard purple coralline live rock, a bristle worm or three, and it did nothing other than still be 100 years old when I moved it home.

 

[Jakepen]

id agree nothing special needed

not only have I added cured rock to a system with no changes, I built whole ten year systems off adding live rock and corals in the same hour after I brought it all home, still no change. same params then as it is now, live rock is ready. I didn't transport it home in a way to have killed things, I kept it wet. easy, repeatable, all pico reefing is built on the premise.

when people go set up tanks to hold thirty grand in bounce mushrooms at MACNA for several days, they move over pre cycled materials and their tank is as bioready in six mins after setup as it would be if left for ten years. same ability to nitrify ammonia, our critical cycling param.

whether the rock has a nutrient contribution overall ranges, and is related to its curing status...mine was always standard purple coralline live rock, a bristle worm or three, and it did nothing other than still be 100 years old when I moved it home.

Yeah I wouldn't imagine live rock being an issue. I have cured dead pukani. Like I stated I cured it in saltwater for a few weeks, then a dip in acid. I'm only adding probably two pounds worth of rock in my thirty gallon, just worried about die off.

 

[brandon429]

Oops lol missed key det

 

[Jakepen]

Oops lol missed key det

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