Got my Marco rocks... Now what

[spongebobby]

Well I received my Marco rock and unsure what needs to be done to get it ready for tank.. Just throw it in the tank, soak it, pressure wash it ?

I have never used dry rock before.. looking for recommendations on best practices to follow with using this type of rock.

 

[Finn450]

assuming this is a new system, yes...just throw it in and begin the cycle.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Agree but I first rinse quickly under tap water or rodi to get any dust off. Likely unnecessary but thats just me

 

[Fish Fan]

I'd at least rinse it and possibly bleach it. My experience with Marco 'Foundation' and 'Shelf' rock was that there was A LOT of organic material in/on the rock.

 

[Dragen Fiend]

For dry rock I rinse it. Likely not needed but just to remove any particles that settled on it. That and I just like minimizing cloudy water when working on initial setup. Marco tends to be extra dusty lol.

 

[Marco_99]

The first thing you need to do is all the gluing and cementing to form your structures, unless you are going to just freely stack in piles. After that do as others said either blow them off with air or rinse with RODI water. I just blew all the dust off mine before I put them in.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I rinsed off my dry with RO water than put it into my tank

 

[edsbeaker]

I agree with a good rinsing. I find it very dusty and lots of loose stuff in all the nooks and crannies.