Curing rock, heater necessary?

[Saltine]

Need to cure some rock, is a bucket of saltwater and power head enough. I've seen several lfs's curing rock with no heater. I'd do this in my garage where temps fluctuate from 60-80 degrees (Florida). Would this be enough to kill the beneficial bacteria?

Thanks
Salt

 

[brandon429]

bacteria will survive that flux if underwater, but higher benthics like coralline might not.

 

[Saltine]

Awesome! Not looking for coraline growth during this period.

Thanks!
Salt

Side note getting a ridiculous amount of coralline recently in the tank...

 

[brandon429]

ha then its a master species bent on taking over the world, and id like some shavings. I miss the purple times of the early 2000s I don't think my coralline species likes my new kessil very much am thinning~

 

[Saltine]

ha then its a master species bent on taking over the world, and id like some shavings. I miss the purple times of the early 2000s I don't think my coralline species likes my new kessil very much am thinning~

Currently using a black box led but upgrading to SB reef board and adding 2 kessils this week. Want that shimmer!