Live rock

[Formalmamah]

I just received some live rock from someone and I just need to know how long I leave it soaking before I add it to my cycled tank? I do t think the guy had his tank cycled yet

 

[saltybench]

Is it dry live rock or just regular wet live rock that you want to add to your set up?

 

[Fish Think Pink]

I just received some live rock from someone and I just need to know how long I leave it soaking before I add it to my cycled tank? I do t think the guy had his tank cycled yet

Welcome!

Defer to others on live rock, but glad you joined

 

[thatone08]

Welcome!

I am assuming it’s wet, if it is from someone else’s tank. Also assuming if unsure if tank is cycled their is no fish or anything else currently in the tank?

I f there was anything in the tank I would be wary of any pests, especially if any fish have recently died from a sickness.

either way I would soak it in its own container for 75 days to kill of any potential pests, and to cure it. Also depends on your system. How much rock you currently have, how much your planning to add. Could cause a mini or potentially a whole other cycle, depending on how much we are talking about.

 

[Goaway]

welcome! if it't wet live rock and doesn't smell like death, but has a nice smell to it. It's probably cycled.

 

[dwair]

Welcome!

 

[PeterC99]

Welcome to R2R!

How long has the live rock been in the saltwater?

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome, I typically cure any dry rock for a few months. If it is already wet, ensure there are not pests as everyone has stated.

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Gedxin]

Welcome to the party!

I'm gonna go against the grain and say just add it to your system. If it came from an existing tank, I don't see the benefit of waiting. The whole point of live rock is to instantly cycle your tank and get all the diversity from it. Letting it sit elsewhere to get rid of potential 'pests' seems to defeat one major benefit of live rock. After all, the pests are the risk you always bring in when you choose LR to begin with.

 

[Formalmamah]

Is it dry live rock or just regular wet live rock that you want to add to your set up?

I think he had it setup before I came to pick it up and was drying as I drove home then I put it In a bucket of my saltwater

 

[Formalmamah]

welcome! if it't wet live rock and doesn't smell like death, but has a nice smell to it. It's probably cycled.

It did not stink once I put it in it's own bucket

 

[G Santana]

Welcome aboard, give your friend a call and find out exactly what the history of the rock is.
If you're worried about pests, cure the rock and watch it for a month or so.
If you trust that the rock was in his tank for some time, use it but the pest issue will always be a risk.

Good luck.

 

[thatone08]

Welcome to the party!

I'm gonna go against the grain and say just add it to your system. If it came from an existing tank, I don't see the benefit of waiting. The whole point of live rock is to instantly cycle your tank and get all the diversity from it. Letting it sit elsewhere to get rid of potential 'pests' seems to defeat one major benefit of live rock. After all, the pests are the risk you always bring in when you choose LR to begin with.

I think he had it setup before I came to pick it up and was drying as I drove home then I put it In a bucket of my saltwater.

What’s currently in your tank both rock wise and livestock? Would the rock your adding be a lot more in comparison to what’s already in there. If he was cycling and had no livestock. Then I think maybe a few weeks in a bucket with some turbo start and a power head should be good.
Just don’t want to add a bunch of uncured rock to your tank, and potentially spike the ammonia and have some die off.

like gedxin said, pests will always potentially be a problem when rock is wet, but if he had no live stock where this was curing. I would t be to concerned.

 

[a.t.t.r]

Is it dry live rock or just regular wet live rock that you want to add to your set up?

What the heck is “dry live rock” we used to call that base rock and it was a buck or two a pound

 

[Ryan3313]

 

[thatone08]

What the heck is “dry live rock” we used to call that base rock and it was a buck or two a pound

I think what they meant is was the rock in water when picked up or sitting and dried up? Probably worried about die off on The rock and tell OP to cure it again.

 

[Formalmamah]

Thank you everyone for reefsponding heheheh

 

[vetteguy53081]