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So my tank has been up for around 6-7 months and I have always felt it’s quite bland. Being a fowlr especially with no addition of corals, a few inverts here and there. The dry rock is an absolute eye sore. It’s gotten algae but doesn’t really feel alive.
anyways, I went ahead and purchased about 25lbs of hitchhiker covered live rock from Salty Bottom Reef Co. in the hopes to spice up my tank, I’m welcoming all the inverts, “pests” and other interesting algal growths. My question is…
Should I cure this rock? I know die-off is common but will there be enough die-off with this rock going into an established tank to bomb it?
I plan to remove a bit of my dry base rock and place the live rock in its place, along with other pieces that are more showy. The bio filter will certainly be a little messy when I do this.
What other precautions should I take? Do I need to cure the rock? How long? I guess in my mind I had assumed I could just put the rock straight in my tank but that really feels like a fatal decision.
anyways, thanks in advance
anyways, I went ahead and purchased about 25lbs of hitchhiker covered live rock from Salty Bottom Reef Co. in the hopes to spice up my tank, I’m welcoming all the inverts, “pests” and other interesting algal growths. My question is…
Should I cure this rock? I know die-off is common but will there be enough die-off with this rock going into an established tank to bomb it?
I plan to remove a bit of my dry base rock and place the live rock in its place, along with other pieces that are more showy. The bio filter will certainly be a little messy when I do this.
What other precautions should I take? Do I need to cure the rock? How long? I guess in my mind I had assumed I could just put the rock straight in my tank but that really feels like a fatal decision.
anyways, thanks in advance