Hey guys, have a few questions on curing and storing Australian Live rock. I know of a guy that’s suppose to be getting a large shipment of Australian live rock in at the end of this month, beginning of next month, downfall is, he’s much more expensive than Unique Corals. I was really wanting to buy from them but they said it will be a few months before they get more in. I was looking at buying 20-30lbs of it for my 310 gallon build(I already have 260lbs of dry marco/fiji/cornerstone branch rock)
So here is my question, if I bought 10lbs from the guy who wants $35/lb for it and stored it in a 29g tank I’ll have setup as a holding/curing tank with hob filter, heater, small cheap powerhead, and kept it in that tank until I’m ready to get water in my 310 gallon build and begin cycling it, which won’t be until probably july, will that live rock be fine? Won’t lose any of its “biodiversity” which is a big reason for buying it in the first place? Will I need to do anything special for it/with it to keep everything “live” besides just regular water changes? Dosing anything? Lighting?
And last question is, if Unique Corals gets a shipment of Australian in, in say June or July, and I purchase another 15-20lbs from them, will I be okay to just drop it into that same 29g “holding” tank I will have been storing my initial purchase of Australian live rock from without causing any negative effects on the live rock I’ve had in that tank waiting to go into my 310g for once it’s ready? Or should I put the next shipment into a different tub/tank to “cure” since that other rock will have already been in that tank for a couple months?
Apologize for the long and newbie kind of questions but just trying to figure this out now, since I plan on ordering it once it comes in, as it seems hard to tell when and how often this Australian live rock becomes available and I want it to be ready to use in my 310gallon build once I’m ready to fill it with water and ocean direct live sand.
I appreciate all your guys help and advice. Attached will be a pic of the 29 gallon tank I planned to use to cure/hold the live rock in and the 310 gallon it will be going into
So here is my question, if I bought 10lbs from the guy who wants $35/lb for it and stored it in a 29g tank I’ll have setup as a holding/curing tank with hob filter, heater, small cheap powerhead, and kept it in that tank until I’m ready to get water in my 310 gallon build and begin cycling it, which won’t be until probably july, will that live rock be fine? Won’t lose any of its “biodiversity” which is a big reason for buying it in the first place? Will I need to do anything special for it/with it to keep everything “live” besides just regular water changes? Dosing anything? Lighting?
And last question is, if Unique Corals gets a shipment of Australian in, in say June or July, and I purchase another 15-20lbs from them, will I be okay to just drop it into that same 29g “holding” tank I will have been storing my initial purchase of Australian live rock from without causing any negative effects on the live rock I’ve had in that tank waiting to go into my 310g for once it’s ready? Or should I put the next shipment into a different tub/tank to “cure” since that other rock will have already been in that tank for a couple months?
Apologize for the long and newbie kind of questions but just trying to figure this out now, since I plan on ordering it once it comes in, as it seems hard to tell when and how often this Australian live rock becomes available and I want it to be ready to use in my 310gallon build once I’m ready to fill it with water and ocean direct live sand.
I appreciate all your guys help and advice. Attached will be a pic of the 29 gallon tank I planned to use to cure/hold the live rock in and the 310 gallon it will be going into