Curing live rock. Help me out please

[clownfool]

I bought some uncured live rock online from livestockusa.com I setup my tank two days ago on the 4th and added all the live rock in the tank yesterday. When I got it, it I rinsed the rock real good in another tub, that got really nasty looking So yesterday I tranferred the rock in the tub into my aquarium which had fresh RODI salt water. The rock didn't get my water in the aquarium very dirty. The tank has a cpr skimmer and it's filling up with lots of skimate.
The rock looks good and has purple and pink and orange algae on it, but all of the rock has a grey colored fuzz all over it, and my powerhead won't take it off. I don't really want to take all the rock out and brush it off, but if I have to I will.

So here is my main concerns,

I have heard from different people saying, Don't put any lights on it
while curing, others say yes. ???
So here is my water parrameters
No light on it
Tank is Barebottom
temp 78
Salt, 1.021
PH 8.0
Cal 420
phosphate .05
Alk 3

What should I do?
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Adley
24g Aquapod with 150w HQI MH

 

[Old Man Of The Sea]

After I typed what's below, I see that you already placed the LR into your tank>

If you can get yourself a Rubbermaid container or something so that when your ready to do a water change, you put the old water into this container and all you need in there with the water is a power head with an air stone. Just be sure that the water is covering the LR you get to cure. Also, don't brush it off that anything loose you remove by hand.

I have heard from different people saying, Don't put any lights on it

You not need any light son with no fish

Tank is Bare bottom

I always believed that a good dept in sand bed helps one with their tanks PH and so, maybe im mistaking of that understanding

Your Falk seems somewhat too low, how is your PH balance holding up?

So if this tanks was new in setup not too long ago, and your no marine life, your OK to place the LR into the tank, but a sand bed would however be nice.

 

[clownfool]

After I typed what's below, I see that you already placed the LR into your tank>

If you can get yourself a Rubbermaid container or something so that when your ready to do a water change, you put the old water into this container and all you need in there with the water is a power head with an air stone. Just be sure that the water is covering the LR you get to cure. Also, don't brush it off that anything loose you remove by hand.

I have heard from different people saying, Don't put any lights on it

You not need any light son with no fish

Tank is Bare bottom

I always believed that a good dept in sand bed helps one with their tanks PH and so, maybe im mistaking of that understanding

Your Falk seems somewhat too low, how is your PH balance holding up?

So if this tanks was new in setup not too long ago, and your no marine life, your OK to place the LR into the tank, but a sand bed would however be nice.

I have a cpr hob protein skimmer with refugium. I was thinking about putting sand in the refugium after the rocks cure. What kind of sand is best? Should I go ahead and add sand to refugium?

 

[trido]

Your doing fine.
If you want to save the lives of any possible hitchhikers that are photosynthetic you should run your lights at least for a few hours a day. Also, keep an eye on your ammonia levels and do water changes when they get real high. Other than that, looks like your on the right track.

 

[dogstar74]

The grey fuzzy stuff is sponges that are dying, I'd bet that if you picked that off with your finger, you'd find a black mess underneath. Your tank won't be ready for livestock untill all these things are completely gone, By spotting them, and slowly carefully removing them, your rock will be ready and you'll lose minimal hitchhikers. I too would not really scrub the rocks hard, who knows what you'll get.

I'd leave the lights on. People turn them off in an effort to avoid an algea outbreak. But if you keep your lights on, do frequent water changes and run your skimmer, soon your water will be crystal clear and ready for livestock. Good luck.