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I was drawn to dry rock because of the price. I could literally fill my entire 25G tank for about $10. So I ordered some pukani rock from bulk reef supply. I got it, boiled it, and then soaked it in salt water for 48 hours. After that, I scrubbed them thoroughly with dish soap, rinsed thoroughly, and then soaked in clean saltwater for another 24 hours to make sure there was no soap left. A lot, and I mean a TON of debris came off of the rocks. I was just about ready to put it in my tank when someone mentioned curing the rock to me. I've done a little research and I've heard it requires soaking for up to 3 weeks in saltwater. I was just wondering if what I did was sufficient or if I still need to soak it? It's only 3 total pounds of rock, and I do have an established bio filter on other rock that's already in the tank. Thanks folks!

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You already did what you needed to do. You don't need to cure dry rock like you would rock that was once live and full of who knows what.


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I should have clarified, it's dry now but it was once alive. That's why it's so cheap. I'm just hoping 48 hours soaking plus all the cleaning I did got enough of if the dead crud off so it won't spike any levels. The white rock is the new stuff, everything else is already established.

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I was drawn to dry rock because of the price. I could literally fill my entire 25G tank for about $10. So I ordered some pukani rock from bulk reef supply. I got it, boiled it, and then soaked it in salt water for 48 hours. After that, I scrubbed them thoroughly with dish soap, rinsed thoroughly, and then soaked in clean saltwater for another 24 hours to make sure there was no soap left. A lot, and I mean a TON of debris came off of the rocks. I was just about ready to put it in my tank when someone mentioned curing the rock to me. I've done a little research and I've heard it requires soaking for up to 3 weeks in saltwater. I was just wondering if what I did was sufficient or if I still need to soak it? It's only 3 total pounds of rock, and I do have an established bio filter on other rock that's already in the tank. Thanks folks!

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You washed the rock with dish soap? Try to avoid that like the plague. It could potentially contaminate your tank which would end badly.

You already did what you needed to do. You don't need to cure dry rock like you would rock that was once live and full of who knows what.


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Even if it's never been used as live rock it's a good idea to cure it. I bought a batch from Bulk reef supply a while back and was letting it soak. 30lbs of it caused the ammonia to skyrocket to 6.0ppm in a 40g tank.
 
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