spongebob lover
flea whisperer
you see i'm not the only one Krish :lol: .
LOL!! gold teeth... no thanks but i could use it for the bank :lol:
Who put this in my tank!!!(LOL)
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you see i'm not the only one Krish :lol: .
LOL!! gold teeth... no thanks but i could use it for the bank :lol:
Krish
RF STAFF
ROFL! Who has OCD If I find a few more then we will have a problem, but until then...I'll call it a fluke!
spongebob lover
flea whisperer
LMBO!!! ohhh you didn't expect that one didn't you :lol: :lol:
Skimmy
SKIM FU
dont worry, i dont think he was REALLY going to cook his rock...
he was going to give them a bath in acid
he was going to give them a bath in acid
spongebob lover
flea whisperer
LOL!!! :lol::shock: :lol:
Little Luey
Well-known member
There is a process to cook live rock that does not involve any heat. Now that I think of it I don't know why it is called cooking the live rock.
It is basically just putting the LR on a dark container with SW and a powerhead for movement, for about 8 weeks, think of it like curing the LR without lights. This is very popular with BB reefers since the LR will shead stuff when is first in the tank, you will do water changes and dunk the rock to help it sheed the stuff prior to adding it to the tank.
This will also kill all algie and supposebly aiptasia and mojano anemone because of the lack of light and food.
If you have a big problem with bubble algie or hair algie this is the way to go.
It is basically just putting the LR on a dark container with SW and a powerhead for movement, for about 8 weeks, think of it like curing the LR without lights. This is very popular with BB reefers since the LR will shead stuff when is first in the tank, you will do water changes and dunk the rock to help it sheed the stuff prior to adding it to the tank.
This will also kill all algie and supposebly aiptasia and mojano anemone because of the lack of light and food.
If you have a big problem with bubble algie or hair algie this is the way to go.
reedman
Well-known member
Just so we're clear here..."rock cooking" does not guarantee the death of all algae and pests. It is directly dependent on the length of time the rock is "cooked" for and how clean the water is kept. The original purpose of rock cooking was to rid the rock of detritus built up inside the rock. I have personally seen rock that was cooked for a good long time still grow algae out of it without anything new to seed it. The stuff has been around for a long time and is able to adapt to almost any situation we throw at it.
My personal view is that if you are going the cooking route, just save your money and get base rock instead of live rock since you are pretty much killing all life by "cooking" it anyway. It's counter productive in my mind.
Just my personal views, opinions, and observations.
My personal view is that if you are going the cooking route, just save your money and get base rock instead of live rock since you are pretty much killing all life by "cooking" it anyway. It's counter productive in my mind.
Just my personal views, opinions, and observations.
Krish
RF STAFF
Oh boy!:lol: I shouldn't have mentioned cooking rocks:lol: I'm not going to cook any rocks guys:lol: Look for my new pics now on my new thread I'm going to start in a few minutes! I figured out how to use my camera some more and I also added on that new piece all finished! So don't worry about cooking rock...Look for the new pics!!!
rudeanduncouth
Ghetto Engineer
While I have never had valeonia in my tank before I have dealt with it. Personally, I think it looks cool. I don't like a sterile tank though. I like have certain algaes in my tank. I like my tank to look natural which does include algae. While it can get to plague proportions it takes time.
Krish
RF STAFF
Yeah...Some green makes things look more natural because to be honest, I've never seen a reef here without some form of algae or "green" on it. Too bad I've always pushed for no "green" but who knows, I may like it if I get some eventually...Once it isn't hair
spongebob lover
flea whisperer
hey what's wrong with hair :lol: .
you can make a fake hair thingy with it :lol: .
:lol: .you can make a fake hair thingy with it :lol:
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Krish
RF STAFF
LOL...You use to love it at one time
spongebob lover
flea whisperer
yeap all my snails loved it too remember .... funky ... well she still has it
and sometimes she goes by the powerhead and gets a hair due :lol: ..... it's just awesome .
