cleaning Live rock

[BluePhish]

hello.my tank is cycled 2.2 months old, 1 fish,3 hermits. im going to the store tomarrow to get more LR 3 medium small pieces. the store sells cured live rock, i trust them that it is cured. the store is only 5 min from my house. so there should be little to no die off. i dont want to put my tank threw another cycle again. my question is how do i rinse the rocks off befor i put them in my tank without killing off the benifical things. i want as lil die off as possible from the dealer tank to my own, so i dont start another cycle. also i have 1 aptasia, on my existing LR he is right on top, and starting to get big. if i use boiling water, does it have to be injected into it, or can it just be squirted on it with a baster. i dont want to go buy a needle. im 23yr old male, thier is alot of heroin around these days. and i dont want the cops following me to my house.

[omard]

You can expect a bit of a cycle with addition of any new LR. Premix some saltwater in bucket, and bring home straight from their tank to yours...

Here is standard spiel on Aptasia...

Aptasia!

:mad:

BY Steven Pro

Aptasia Impressions


By Morgan Lidster

Inland Aquatics Guide to Controlling Aiptasia Anemones - Inland Aquatics


By Bob Fenner

Aiptasia, My Least Favorite Anemones in Captive Systems


Terry Siegel

Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine - Editorial: April 2007

[BluePhish]

thanks, that brought up another question, if i was thinking about getting peppermint shrimp to rid the aptasia. what kind of conditions to they require. what supplements.
tank is 44 gal, 3 hermits, 1 scooter dragonette, i use IO salt. no corals.
would i need to add anything.

[Torch jockey]

I like to use water from a previos water change and an old tooth brush if needed, and most pepermint shrimps will eat aptaisia if its not too large and you under feed your tank.

[omard]

Peppermint shrimp are kind of a hit or miss proposition...If you only have one or two, use one of the other methods to get rid of them first...Joe's Juice, boiling water..etc.

[Torch jockey]

just a stable ph, temp, and salinity

[Torch jockey]

Originally Posted by omard

Peppermint shrimp are kind of a hit or miss proposition...If you only have one or two, use one of the other methods to get rid of them first...Joe's Juice, boiling water..etc.

Omard, Have you used joes juice b4?

[BluePhish]

I heard shrimp need iodine supp.? or will this be added with the salt mix and regual water chang?

i will try to blast it with some boiling water first. i would use joe juice but i cant find it around my area.

[Torch jockey]

a good salt mix should have more than enough iodide for one or two shrimp. I like the shrimp because I think its always good to have astrong scavenging crew especially in the begining. But also beware dragonets often dont feed very well in a new tank and a shrimp adds competition 4 food.

[Torch jockey]

omards right though somtimes a shrimp wont touch it.
Luck of the draw!