Dosing Lanthum Chloride Curing rock

[aaron23]

Hi Randy,
I've tried looking up your previous responses regarding lanthum chloride. I have about 25lbs of rock that i'm trying to cure in a 15 gal tote. I just picked up seaklear lanthum chloride commercial version and i'm wondering how I should dose this in the filter sock?

How much should I use initially and etc?

Thank you for your advice.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I wouldn't dose it in a sock. I'd just dissolve it in fresh water and periodically add it to the curing water. The dose is not important, IMO, in a rock curing scenario. It will likely be in excess.

If you have phosphate measurement capability, you can dose it to keep the phosphate low.

 

[aaron23]

Hi Randy thank you for the response! Should I not worry at all about the precipitate/will they be easily removable through water changes? Much thanks for your time.

I want to be careful to overdo it b/c i dont want it to build up. Would you recommend possibly dosing carbon to remove the overdose at the very end of the curing cycle?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Hi Randy thank you for the response! Should I not worry at all about the precipitate/will they be easily removable through water changes? Much thanks for your time.

I want to be careful to overdo it b/c i dont want it to build up. Would you recommend possibly dosing carbon to remove the overdose at the very end of the curing cycle?

You can just rinse any precipitated solids and remaining dissolved lanthanum off the rock. Carbon won't help with lanthanum, if that's what you mean.

 

[aaron23]

Thank you randy that's everything I needed to know! You're the man as always

 

[Breadman03]

I used the sea clear commercial in my 150. I forget the exact numbers, but Tiger Woods would have been scared to hit a ball off of the turf I was growing. I think I used about 5ml and haven't had a nutrient issue since, but there is some algae growth that my CUC has taken care of. Basically, you won't need to use much :)

 

[aaron23]

@Randy Holmes-Farley hi randy, does it matter that the rock is in fresh water and not saltwater when dosing lanthanum chloride?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

@Randy Holmes-Farley hi randy, does it matter that the rock is in fresh water and not saltwater when dosing lanthanum chloride?

No, lanthanum phosphate will still precipitate. It may even work better in fresh because you won't precipitate as much lanthanum carbonate. :)

 

[aaron23]

Thank you randy :)

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You're welcome.

Happy Reefing. :)