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This is where I bought mine.
This is where I bought mine.
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I think the only disadvantage is that people get impatient and try to stock the tank was too soon. It can take a few months for all the die off to be processed. A new tank with dry rock will go through many phases before the water is stable enough to safely put in live stock IMO. Even though it's dry there are still dried critters on and in the rock that need to be "eaten" by bacteria. I've read in a few places that the BRS pukani can really smell too so that may be a consideration. Curing and cycling are not the same thing, keep in mind. Curing= allowing all the dead stuff on the rocks to rot away and to stop producing large amounts of organics. Cycling= allowing a new system to establish the appropriate bacteria levels to establish to export organic waste produced by organisms and feeding.
I'm not sure I don't have any 1st hand experience using dry rock. That is just from what I've read. I've only used live rock in my systems. I did just order 80lbs of dry Pukani from BRS, judging from their videos and pictures on their site I am confident that the polyps you have did not come from dry rock. Dry rock is just that dry, not wet, nothing alive on it(prevents pests) and anything on it should look like a dried out piece of dead sea life. I would say either the polyps came from somewhere else, they are not polyps, or you didn't get dry rock.OMG does it stink when it gets rehydrated and starts to rot out. 2 weeks of skimmer dumping and water changes to get that crap out. I have polyps, though, that actually survived the drying and are extended and glowing now.
Well as I said the idea of Dry rock is that it is void of all life regardless from where it was collected. As far as the 3 cured rocks you used, I would bet good money that is where the polyps came from.It could be growth from other rocks, but I only introduced 3 cured live rocks. The other 80lbs was mostly Fuji, not the Pukani. I just checked my order history.
I don't like that they artificially color it. That is one thing I'm excited for, watching my dry rock slowly grow coralline. Feel like that will be an accomplishment in a sense.Why not use Caribsea Life Rock. It's already colored up, infused with good bacteria, phosphate & pest free, and available all over at a reasonable price.
Well I want to start cycling my rocks, before they are done curing. So I'll be cycling them in the tote for a little while, before going into my tank. Which there I will continue the cycle process.I just sprayed mine down in my kitchen sink with hot water and scrubbed the surface with a brush, after soaking it in water for a week. It wasn't pure white but it won't stay white very long once it's in the tank. If you plan to cycle the rock you will need salt water. Is this going into a new tank?, if so you can cycle it in the tank.
OMG does it stink when it gets rehydrated and starts to rot out. 2 weeks of skimmer dumping and water changes to get that crap out. I have polyps, though, that actually survived the drying and are extended and glowing now.
Surprising. I've had my dry rock in the tote for about a week now, the water is filthy and smells terrible. Going to change the water today. No way I would want them in my living room, leaking all that into my tank.I have had dry rock in my tank for a few weeks now. I believe the tank is fully cycled. I have corralline algae growing and there is no smell.
Surprising. I've had my dry rock in the tote for about a week now, the water is filthy and smells terrible. Going to change the water today. No way I would want them in my living room, leaking all that into my tank.