Buying live rock with algea ?!?

[ZaNe]

Hi,

I have a deal on some LiveRock from a particulier. The problem is that some hair algea grow on them since he's closing his tank and removed some flow. Here, LV goes usually around 8$ for a pound. He's selling it for 3$ because of the algea. Is it a good idea to buy it and get rid of the algea while cycling ?

I talked to some friend that are saying that algea is easy to remove. I will just have to go without light for a couple of day and to run rowaphos in by phosban reactor. Is it really that easy ?

I need some advide here

Thank you

 

[Frankie]

It all depends on the rock and what type of algae. Do you know these answers? If it was in a previous reef you might want to cook the rock by placing it in a large garbage bin type of container and throwing a heater in there, hook a skimmer up and let it run for a few weeks. It needs to be saltwater and a temp around 80/85 should be good.
Where are you from anyhow? Have you considered buying online?

 

[BigJay]

You can order Live Rock all over the place now delivered for not much more then $3 a pound. Unless its spectacular rock I'd avoid it. Starting off with problems is not the way to go. We as reefers run into enough on our own.

 

[ZaNe]

Thanks for the quick answers.

It's hair algea, but it's not covering all of the rock. it have only a sligth coat of algea. It's around 50% fiji rock, 50% sulawesi.

I live in Canada so I don't want to order from the states because Customs always taxes like crazy + customs fees. If I was in USA, it will be much simpler