Daimyo68
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hey all, a few questions.
A good friend of mine, an avid hobbyist, asked if I would like some rock that he used to have in a 210g SW setup. I took a look at it and said sure. He's been out of SW for some time, but is still in the FW scene.
The rock, (long dead) has been laying around a couple bushes in his backyard, semi covered with sand/dirt (we live in Florida). So there's approx 90-100lbs of it, and it's all nice looking. I will get some pics up soon as I have picked it all up.
Anyways, I trust his knowledge, but like going to a doctor I would like some other opinions, and let me know if I am missing any steps.
1. I think that I should clean/rinse/brush the rock off in RO water, and once satisfied with the cleaning, then put into a bucket with SW, heater, power head and either a piece of live rock or an old filter sponge to colonize the rock with bacteria for a couple weeks.
2. Should I wait longer and leave the rock separate and coming to life before adding the rock to my already running tank?
3. I'm thinking that adding some old water from a water change may help the process along also.
I know at some point it will come back, but time and process to do so is where I'm stuck.
I've read article after article and I'm somewhat confused at which path to take with this and bring the rock back to life. I've read about boiling the rock in a pot, cooking it in the dark wiht the same process i mentioned above.
Thanks in advance!
/D
A good friend of mine, an avid hobbyist, asked if I would like some rock that he used to have in a 210g SW setup. I took a look at it and said sure. He's been out of SW for some time, but is still in the FW scene.
The rock, (long dead) has been laying around a couple bushes in his backyard, semi covered with sand/dirt (we live in Florida). So there's approx 90-100lbs of it, and it's all nice looking. I will get some pics up soon as I have picked it all up.
Anyways, I trust his knowledge, but like going to a doctor I would like some other opinions, and let me know if I am missing any steps.
1. I think that I should clean/rinse/brush the rock off in RO water, and once satisfied with the cleaning, then put into a bucket with SW, heater, power head and either a piece of live rock or an old filter sponge to colonize the rock with bacteria for a couple weeks.
2. Should I wait longer and leave the rock separate and coming to life before adding the rock to my already running tank?
3. I'm thinking that adding some old water from a water change may help the process along also.
I know at some point it will come back, but time and process to do so is where I'm stuck.
I've read article after article and I'm somewhat confused at which path to take with this and bring the rock back to life. I've read about boiling the rock in a pot, cooking it in the dark wiht the same process i mentioned above.
Thanks in advance!
/D