So i bought rock from a local reefer with a 5 year old red sea tank that blew a seal an emptied itself on the floor.
The rock is about 10 years old and was originally live rock. The guy placed the rock in some bins with flow in his garage, but the temps got low for about a day (maybe 60-65 max) since there was no heater.
There were a handful of mushrooms and zoas on the rocks , which seem to be toughing it out but some are detaching from the rocks. I also spotted a ton of bristle stars and bristle worms.
My questions are:
Do I need to QT the rock for ich and velvet ?
Do you think the temperature drop has made the rock useless (loss of alot of beneficial bacteria) ?
Will the dead or dying zoas and mushrooms cause harm to the tank?
The rock is about 10 years old and was originally live rock. The guy placed the rock in some bins with flow in his garage, but the temps got low for about a day (maybe 60-65 max) since there was no heater.
There were a handful of mushrooms and zoas on the rocks , which seem to be toughing it out but some are detaching from the rocks. I also spotted a ton of bristle stars and bristle worms.
My questions are:
Do I need to QT the rock for ich and velvet ?
Do you think the temperature drop has made the rock useless (loss of alot of beneficial bacteria) ?
Will the dead or dying zoas and mushrooms cause harm to the tank?