91mini Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I am purchasing a 100G tank from a guy on craiglists but will not be ready to set it up anytime soon. He is including 30 pounds of LR with the sale. How can I properly store the live rock until ready to use it again? I figured it will be dry rock by the time I'm ready to use it and plan to buy 150-200 LBS of LR to go with it when I am ready to set it up. Link to comment
FlCandy Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 You could get a tub and keep them in darkness with water and a heater and powerhead and keep it LR. Don't have to let it dry out entirely but you would still get a cycle from it etc. Otherwise set it out in the sun for a while until it is completely dry and then when you want to use it rinse it really well with RO and make sure it's very clean. DBR Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 just treat it in a tub of some sorts the way you would in a tank. Link to comment
Ferrari_Jones Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Get a cheap rubbermaid tub, preferably an opaque one. Fill it with saltwater, toss in a heater and powerhead and set it someplace where it won't be disturbed. Link to comment
91mini Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 . Otherwise set it out in the sun for a while until it is completely dry and then when you want to use it rinse it really well with RO and make sure it's very clean. DBR Thanks, I think this is what I'll have to do as I will not be ready for it until maybe a January. I don't really want to store it as LR for that long. Link to comment
91mini Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 After I let it dry out I can pretty much store it anywhere until ready to use again right? Just add it to the LR I buy and I'm good? Link to comment
Deep Stops Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I guarantee you will have problems if you just let it die and rinse it with RO water... Link to comment
JR! Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 There is a good link somewhere about making it dry rock. It takes alot more then just letting it dry.... Link to comment
FlCandy Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 There is a good link somewhere about making it dry rock. It takes alot more then just letting it dry.... Yeah I forgot to mention that I did use about 1 gallon of vinegar in RO overnight (after dried) with the rocks in a 5 gallon bucket, rinsed thoroughly and let sun dry. Then rinsed again when I wanted to use them and placed in tank. Others have used bleach but I am so wary of that and didn't want to try it. Sorry should have elaborated. Link to comment
JR! Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yeah I forgot to mention that I did use about 1 gallon of vinegar in RO overnight (after dried) with the rocks in a 5 gallon bucket, rinsed thoroughly and let sun dry. Then rinsed again when I wanted to use them and placed in tank. Others have used bleach but I am so wary of that and didn't want to try it. Sorry should have elaborated. that sounds more like it. o that link i was thinking of. http://www.3reef.com/forums/live-rock/reus...rock-37810.html Link to comment
FlCandy Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 It smells HORRIBLE! Had me gagging! LMAO and you will be dealing with the die off from the rock smell too! So much easier to just keep it alive. OH well good luck. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I'm just a noob but I HAD live rock.. quit my nano for awhile (2 years?).. I just let it dry in the sun.. crud and all Then threw it in some heavy duty bags and a box in the shed.. came back two years later and took a brush to it dry to get all the dead macro and yucky stuff off until it looked clean. Repeated with brush only this time in RO/DI water, until crud stopped falling off. Then I put it in a rubbermade with salt water and a powerhead/heater, let it sit that way for I think 1 week, then changed the water and left it for another 3 weeks. Then I threw it in my tank with 2 small pieces of fresh live rock from the store. It went through a cycle.. and all is well now. I guess that was 9 months ago. The smell from mine was not that strong/bad. It did have a mild odor though. Again, I am just a noob. But this worked for me.. only better because I no longer have Aiptasia that came on the rock 2 years ago :> edit: oops forgot to add, I put 1 fresh live rock from the LFS in the rubbermade too. Link to comment
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