Dead Rock...

[madhouse]

I have some what used to be live rock thats been sittin in my backyard exposed to the elements all winter... this is probabily a stupid question but im guessin this rock cant be used anymore in a reef..???

 

[noodleman]

it can be still used (assuming you didnt spill any crazy chemicals on it).......you just need to cycle all the rocks again

 

[madhouse]

i didnt put any chemicals in it .. dunno bout mother nature though..

 

[drunktank]

its fine, if u ever start a new tank, throw it in there, w/ a few lbs of LR and it will seed over time

 

[basiab]

You do not have to cycle it either since it is dead. Just put it in and let nature take its course. What you lose versus live rock is that you are not introducing any new life to your tank you are just providing a new home for critters already in your tank.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

You do not have to cycle it either since it is dead. Just put it in and let nature take its course. What you lose versus live rock is that you are not introducing any new life to your tank you are just providing a new home for critters already in your tank.

he does need to cycle it if he's putting it in an established tank, reason being that a lot of life died on the rocks. if it's a new tank just place the rock in and wait until it cycles.

 

[House of Laughter]

mad,

I would soak it in a few RO/DI baths before putting it into my tank - I remember there was alot of contruction in your area over the apst year, better to rinse that stuff out and then put the rock into your tank.

House

 

[DevIouS]

You do not have to cycle it either since it is dead. Just put it in and let nature take its course. What you lose versus live rock is that you are not introducing any new life to your tank you are just providing a new home for critters already in your tank.

As posted on another thread:

Wrong. Please disregard the information found in this post.

 

[madhouse]

Ok ill rinse them .. then put them into my tank....
its gonna be a new tank... so i know i have to wait for it to cycle as well..

thanks for the info guys...

 

[NYreefNoob]

dead rock

not just that, there's alot of chemicals in rain from smog, pollution ect. i would definately rinse it several time's before putting it into new tank

 

[basiab]

There is a big difference between the die off of live rock in transit for a week and rock sitting outside for a few months. Live rock with die off provides all you need to get your cycle started. In this case there will probably be no noticable cycle without adding something to create ammonia. Most of the die off will have disintigrated by now. But I could be wrong and it would not be prudent to put it directly into an established tank.