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JOSEPHLB · 04-06-2007, 06:47 PM

I know alot of people "cure" their uncured rock outside of the display in a seperate container.

In my case, I've chose to place it directly in my main display, along with some base rock. Now that its been a week, and the uncured live rock has been submerged in water, some more of the die-off seems to be coming off the rock. So, a few questions:

1) Do I let nature take its course? Allow the die-off to float around in the tank, and use some mechanical/sediment filtration to get rid of the particles?

2) Do I pull the rock; try to scrub more of the loose die-off from the rock and place back in display? Would this disturb the cycle?

3) Should I perform water changes periodically, even though its in cycling mode? I would assume this would defeat the purpose of cycling, since I would be ridding the water from its ammonia source, which is needed to properly cycle.

Basically, what are some of the best methods of establishing the display, by using uncured rock in the main display during cycling?

Am I safe to say, that by using uncured live rock, my display could possibly be a little more on the "messy" side, compared to a cycling tank with cured live rock?

04-06-2007, 06:47 PM	#50 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World I know alot of people "cure" their uncured rock outside of the display in a seperate container. In my case, I've chose to place it directly in my main display, along with some base rock. Now that its been a week, and the uncured live rock has been submerged in water, some more of the die-off seems to be coming off the rock. So, a few questions: 1) Do I let nature take its course? Allow the die-off to float around in the tank, and use some mechanical/sediment filtration to get rid of the particles? 2) Do I pull the rock; try to scrub more of the loose die-off from the rock and place back in display? Would this disturb the cycle? 3) Should I perform water changes periodically, even though its in cycling mode? I would assume this would defeat the purpose of cycling, since I would be ridding the water from its ammonia source, which is needed to properly cycle. Basically, what are some of the best methods of establishing the display, by using uncured rock in the main display during cycling? Am I safe to say, that by using uncured live rock, my display could possibly be a little more on the "messy" side, compared to a cycling tank with cured live rock?