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  1. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    i dont want to add live rock to my tank because i dont want to introduce any bad things that hitchhike on them so i need to now how to make my dry dead rock into liverock and i already got my tank setup with argonate live sand SO what do i need to do


    sorry for my grammar try your best to understand
     
    macabe, Dec 28, 2011
    macabe, Dec 28, 2011
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Put the rock in a plastic container, fill with salt water, correct sg, add some flow for gas exchange, throw in some fish food and let it cycle.
     
    Corailline, Dec 28, 2011
    Corailline, Dec 28, 2011
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  3. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    can i add the rock to my tank and let it cycle in there cause my tanks only been up for a day and id like to cycle it all together
     
    macabe, Dec 28, 2011
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  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Definitely!
     
    Corailline, Dec 28, 2011
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  5. macabe

    macabe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    thank you
     
    macabe, Dec 28, 2011
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Np :)
     
    Corailline, Dec 28, 2011
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  7. NanaReefer

    NanaReefer Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    FYI you may wanna add a nice bag of carbon to help with the stinky smell that sometimes comes along with cooking rock ;)
     
    NanaReefer, Dec 28, 2011
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  8. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    I am assuming the O.P'S rock is clean baserock.If it is LR that has been previously used in a fishtank I would make sure its bleached,rinsed,and dryed. Adding stinky deadrock would be silly.;)
     
    Vinnyboombatz, Dec 28, 2011
    Vinnyboombatz, Dec 28, 2011
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