The best cure???

[rainetheiceman]

Just curious what people are doing to cure their live rock?

 

[Elmo18]

IF going to a new tank, i cure in the tank with water params at normal reef.....temp at 80....toss in a couple powerheads and hmm cover my nose so i dont smell the stench

Probably should use gloves....big chance of rocks being covered with bristleworm bristles...and those things are just nasty when your hands are covered in tiny, barely visible tiny spikes...

It's not a bad idea to toss in a skimmer, but i usually do water changes. This is for curing, not cycling a tank.

- Elmo

 

[wanareef]

I just tossed mine in a trash can, PH and a skimmer no lights for a couple of weeks. And also did water changes.

 

[BlennyBabe]

I keep all the light I am going to have on the tank on the rock to keep any photosynthetic organisms alive. I also add a big skimmer and do frequent water changes, almost one a day. That way anything that is still allive when I get it will stay alive.

 

[NaH2O]

Ahhh - curing methods - another great debate. You can cure your rock in your tank (if it is a new set-up) in order to cycle it. Skimming vs. no skimming, lights vs. no lights, water changes vs. no water changes - it all has been debated. I just want to get the crud that the rock sheds up and out of the tank, and I feel water changes and skimming is a good way of doing that. I'm in the process of curing my live rock. Right now I have 170 pounds in a tank in the basement, without a skimmer (powerheads and a heater). After today (aquascape day) it will be curing in my display with a skimmer. I also plan on performing water changes, as well as a short photo period (not longer than an hour or two).

Were you looking to cure rock in a tank to cycle it? Or cure rock to add to an existing tank?

 

[rainetheiceman]

I'm curing in new tank to cycle. Put rock in Wednesday.

 

[CarlaW]

-I put mine in a 100 horse trough ( plastic), threw a skimmer on there and let it cook for about 2 months. worked out great.