Hello all, I am new to reefing and have been preparing myself for Christmas day when I receive my Reef Salt and Crushed coral from Santa of course, I asked for which is all I need left to at least start my cycle. Currently this is the aquascape I am hoping to keep as long as I don't touch them again.
That being said Most of that dry rock is new. some of the pieces are older dry rock which even have a few minor pieces of old coral on them. I let them sit in boiling water then I had let them all sit in Seachem prime for a long time and I even eventually poured them out and put more on in water. After a few weeks took them out dried them out and eventually just stacked my rock to the aquascape I have now. They didn't smell when I originally got them it wasn't until I more then likely killed off a bunch of old stuff on them and scrubbed them with a tooth brush.
So what I am wondering now is they are producing just a slight odour as it is right beside me in my office. I was wondering as I have seen many videos and even started 52 weeks of reefing but noticed many people in cases of algae, phosphate etc.. they put vinegar or vodka in their tank a bit at a time. So I am wondering would it be ok to put some vinegar directly on a few of the pieces to prevent the smell a bit until I can actually fill up the tank and start my fishless cycle in a couple weeks.
That being said Most of that dry rock is new. some of the pieces are older dry rock which even have a few minor pieces of old coral on them. I let them sit in boiling water then I had let them all sit in Seachem prime for a long time and I even eventually poured them out and put more on in water. After a few weeks took them out dried them out and eventually just stacked my rock to the aquascape I have now. They didn't smell when I originally got them it wasn't until I more then likely killed off a bunch of old stuff on them and scrubbed them with a tooth brush.
So what I am wondering now is they are producing just a slight odour as it is right beside me in my office. I was wondering as I have seen many videos and even started 52 weeks of reefing but noticed many people in cases of algae, phosphate etc.. they put vinegar or vodka in their tank a bit at a time. So I am wondering would it be ok to put some vinegar directly on a few of the pieces to prevent the smell a bit until I can actually fill up the tank and start my fishless cycle in a couple weeks.