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I'm going to be tearing down my 29BC over the holidays and using some of the seeded rock to jumpstart the cycle on the 40B I am putting together.

I got ~10lbs of rubble from BRS that I plan on using in the sump.

Do I need to cook this or can I stick it in and let it go?

Will be putting about 30lbs of seeded rock in along with the rubble and probably another 20lbs of pre-cooked from the LFS.

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I can do that - if I decide to use a few pieces in the DT do I need to do anything beyond boiling them on the stove and a good scrubbing?

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is that the only reply people give..that will cause Nitrates blah blah.

I bought a bunch of BRS rock..all I ever did was give it a good wash off and put it in..never gave me any problems. I have also always had rock in my sump adds to the amount of beneficial bacteria you have in your tank without having to add more to the display if you got it setup how you like. But then again everyone likes to scream nitrates and takes months to cycle in this hobby

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The only reason you may want to "cook" the old stuff would be if you knew you had pests in the old system. I would how ever was it off in a bucket of salt water when you make the move.

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The only reason you may want to "cook" the old stuff would be if you knew you had pests in the old system. I would how ever was it off in a bucket of salt water when you make the move.

 

It has bristle worms but it seems to me general consensus is that they are a positive addition. Correct if wrong.

I do plan on doing some general scrubbing in w/c water but that's all I planned on doing, hopefully to eliminate or minimize the cycle period.

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I can do that - if I decide to use a few pieces in the DT do I need to do anything beyond boiling them on the stove and a good scrubbing?

 

NEVER boil rock on the stove. The term "cooking" live rock is a nisnomer. It doesn't mean to actually boil it on the stove, here's an article on "cooking" live rock: http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/330445/cooking-live-rock

 

If the live rock every had any zoas or palys on it, you may be taking a one-way trip to the emergency room. Boiling live rock is a great way to get the palythoa poison into your body by way of your lungs. Here's an article: http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/04/palytoxin/

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