Rock issues?

I think the best thing you can do with rock, wet or dry, is cure it...some call it "cooking"...but, by any name, it's good advice to take. I made the mistake with one tank of NOT curing my rock first and had issues for a couple years. The last tank I set up, I cured my rock for 8 weeks - although possibly an overkill. Here's a decent video from BRS that explains.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/video/view/howto-curing-live-rock-for-saltwater-aquariums/

 

You didn't boil it did you? :0) It turned green because there was algae on it when it was in the previous owners' tank. You can do a muriatic acid bath, etc and that should help ALOT to get the bound nutrients out of it. Do you know where he got the rock from? Is it Pukani /Fiji/ Marco/etc rock?

If you follow the curing process without using the acid bath, etc first...it will probably take a LONG time to cure it. Stored/bound nutrients will cause problems/issues as bobsfish alluded to.

 

Please do NOT boil it!! :/ by doing so, you run the risk of vaporizing palytoxin and potentially making everyone in your household VERYsick or possibly worse! :/ like Sponge and Bob said, cure it for a while! Anyone on here will tell you, patience is the key to successful reefing! As hard as it is to be patient! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

I had a 100lbs rocks with algaes & bristleworms in it that came with the tank,I was just ready to throw away & not deal with the curing process but on 2nd thought I could save couple hundreds instead of buying dry rocks plus they were nice ones from a 10yr hobbyist.Anyways I agree with bobsfish,I got the info of curing rocks from BRS.tv.I've come across that info of boiling too but per reef medic,we just never know what aero-toxins it could emit from boiling & the toxicity level it could cause to the household.Curing takes longer,but for me it is the best way of getting rid of unwanted hitchhikers.>: happy curing!

 

It is really unfortunate that reefers' refer to curing rock as cooking/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/mad.gif Glad to hear that it was done outside and you will be curing the rock/DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/biggrin.gif

 

If there are any paly or zoa remains on the rocks, they release toxins with the steam. To deal with the crud on my rocks, I mixed a gallon of muratic (like $5 at menards) with 9 gal water, and slowly dropped them in. All my rock came out sparkling white. Gave it a quick rinse and into the tank they went. The rock neutralized the acid on its own. Just be sure always add acid to the water, not water to acid, do it outside, and avoid the fumes.
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