merelymiche
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Feb 3, 2011
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I have been asking several questions about upgrading from my 55g to a 110g with 75g sump. The current 55g setup is very generic (for example, still using a HOB filter). I am purchasing a setup from someone getting out of the hobby, and will have everything that I have been wishing I had purchased 6mo ago before I started (down to the RO/DI unit off my water supply).
My question is this: I am feeling iffy about the 55lbs of live rock I am currently using. 10 came with the tank (I purchased a used setup) and the rest was purchased on Ebay (supposedly cured, but from the problems I have come across, I do not believe it was).
Can I successfully clean my live rock AFTER I have purchased enough additional live rock/sand/rubble to get the new tank going, cured it in my old 55g before tearing it down, and then use it in my new setup? Or should I just get rid of it rather than risking using it and seeing the same problems?
The first 10 pounds of rock included with the tank had small white spots on them that have started to multiply in the past month; I'm not even sure this rock was meant to be in a saltwater tank to begin with! It is brown in color, and has a slate-y appearance. My algae is unbearable, which leads me to believe the phosphate/silicates are off the charts. ETc. Etc. I like the rock I purchased from Ebay, but I was an amateur and didn't cure it correctly, leading me to believe that my problems are mostly my own fault and will follow me into my new setup if I use the rock again.
So back to the question: can I clean my rock? Is it worth it to clean and use as base rock, or is it a bigger risk than would be worth saving the money on?
Am I crazy to think my "iffyness" about the rock would even matter, considering the new setup will be 185g and more stable in the long run?
HELP!
My question is this: I am feeling iffy about the 55lbs of live rock I am currently using. 10 came with the tank (I purchased a used setup) and the rest was purchased on Ebay (supposedly cured, but from the problems I have come across, I do not believe it was).
Can I successfully clean my live rock AFTER I have purchased enough additional live rock/sand/rubble to get the new tank going, cured it in my old 55g before tearing it down, and then use it in my new setup? Or should I just get rid of it rather than risking using it and seeing the same problems?
The first 10 pounds of rock included with the tank had small white spots on them that have started to multiply in the past month; I'm not even sure this rock was meant to be in a saltwater tank to begin with! It is brown in color, and has a slate-y appearance. My algae is unbearable, which leads me to believe the phosphate/silicates are off the charts. ETc. Etc. I like the rock I purchased from Ebay, but I was an amateur and didn't cure it correctly, leading me to believe that my problems are mostly my own fault and will follow me into my new setup if I use the rock again.
So back to the question: can I clean my rock? Is it worth it to clean and use as base rock, or is it a bigger risk than would be worth saving the money on?
Am I crazy to think my "iffyness" about the rock would even matter, considering the new setup will be 185g and more stable in the long run?
HELP!