Best way to cure/cook dry rock??

[pincrusher73]

Hey All,

Ok I have read and read and read about cooking/cure dry rock. I ordered 50 pounds of dry rock from macrorocks and I don't know the best way to get the rock ready to setup my new tank! There are so many different ways to do things that I'm basically just confused. The rock arrives today and I would love to get the process going asap! Thanks in advance for all your help!

 

[ralph atl]

put it in a rubbermade container with salt water, heater and powerhead.....should be good....

 

[pincrusher73]

anyone else?

 

[gwhiz]

What Ralph said. You can throw a cup of live sand from an existing tank in there to seed the bacteria.

 

[pincrusher73]

sounds pretty easy what should the temp be set to? 78-82?

 

[merkywater]

mysterybox;610128 wrote: put it in a rubbermade container with salt water, heater and powerhead.....should be good....

+1

 

[merkywater]

78 probably best temp.....also if you have any liverock you could throw a piece in as well just make sure it's pest free

 

[cr500_af]

Is this dry rock (like NEW dry rock) or was it live before? If it is new (like Marco Rock, for example) it doesn't need curing. If it was formerly live, you are trying to get rid of any leftover organic die-off. A vat with heat and flow, a few water changes, and time. A skimmer is nice if you have an extra around.

 

[Jaycen B.]

Just put it in your new tank and cycle the tank. I am too slow.

 

[pincrusher73]

yes it is marco rock. The rock is beautiful but it does need a good rinsing as there is a lot of dust and particles all of the rock would a water hose be fine or should i use ro/di. and thanks for all the responses!!! now ive just got to find someone around me who would let me have a cup of live sand and rock.

 

[Jaycen B.]

Tap water rinse and into the new tank will be fine. This is a new set up right?

 

[merkywater]

Water hose is fine, just make sure to add some sort of water conditioner to tank after rinsing I use Prime.

 

[merkywater]

Amici;610337 wrote: A rinse in tap with a dip afterwards in RODI should be enough to dilute the chlorine.

Cool...good to know. I just have always added prime.

 

[pincrusher73]

awesome thanks everyone. anyone around the Jasper-Canton area have a little bit of live sand I could have to seed the tank?

 

[Jaycen B.]

Chlorine is a gas in a few days it will dissipate from the water on it's own.

 

[redstang]

Amazing what a search will yield! Thanks to everyone above for their contribution. Exactly the info I needed!