Comments on: Should You Use Cured Or Uncured Live Rock?

By: Tony V

Tony V — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:43:35 +0000

Thank you again John that Refugium art… helped me ….. Well the new light i got the Deep Blue pro SolarXtreme 448 BROKE!! 17HR later, and so I took it back to the pet store and the owner swap it out no problem to a Coralife Quad / led light fixture and it is working great so far. The store owner said the some people have had problems with Deep Blue products.I am not saying don’t buy the product just look out and do the research you can save time and money… >< I hear they have a good warranty also. take care and Happy New Year to all…..

By: John

John — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:53:43 +0000

Happy New Year. Try this for some information:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume_6/volume_6_3/refugiums.html

By: Tony V

Tony V — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:48:33 +0000

Hey John Happy New Year! Again thank you for all the Info. I am looking in to to building my own Refugium to add-it to my WDTF, After the New Year I will need some in-put on plumbing and locatoin for a add-on refugium, or if you know of any web-sites that can give me plans or some know how. thank you much Tony V

By: Tony V

Tony V — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:15:21 +0000

Thank you John: I am still working on the tank. I just got or should I say the Fish/Tank got for Christmas the Deep Blue Solar Xtreme Quad light fixture with lunar LED’S model 448. I will give it some time, now the Next step it to make my own add on Refugium to my WDTF. I will have a new vid on youtube with the new light fixture it looks awesome. THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU AND THIS SITE ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: John

John — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:03:25 +0000

I’ve looked at your aquarium on YouTube. The fish give it plenty of movement and in general everything looks good. The rock close ups were interesting. In my view, all it needs are a few corals, preferably soft types as they sway in the currents nicely, have lovely pastel shades and are generally hardy in good conditions. It’s not my system though, it’s yours!

By: Tony V

Tony V — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:47:29 +0000

Thank you for your knowledge. In the e-mail it talks only rocks, then I looked at what you said above and bingo!!! Thank You again from: Tony V

By: John

John — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:43:28 +0000

Hello again.
If the dead rock you have has been stored as long as 20 years (or quite considerably less) it will not need curing – there will not be anything dying and anything dead should now be a dried up husk. Give it a good rinse to remove oddments then allow to drain before it goes in your aquarium. The rock will become home to bacteria etc as time passes.It isn’t ‘fashionable’ to have dead coral in reef tanks nowadays as it is frowned on from the conservation point of view. However, as the dead coral is already with you, if it fits in ok physically and aesthetically, then why not use it. All it needs is a good rinse and drained.

By: Tony V

Tony V — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:48:33 +0000

My Tank is over 1 year old,. I have 98LBS of live rock in a 75 gallon tank, and lots of good purple coraline algee. I have under the tank a 175G rated aqualine wet dry trickel filter, a Reef Octopus NWB110 Protien skimmer, 2 1300GPH power heads in the tank.and a total of 10 fish. I the box of dead rocks there is dead CORAL can I put the coral in the tank at all or is it not a good idea. you can go to youtube and see my tank just put in the search box tonyvtc3. I know i will have to cure the 30LBS of dead rock but how about the dead white coral. thank you for your help that you sent me on Dec-28-2011 good info.

By: John

John — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:53:12 +0000

Hello Tony.
The reason new or fairly new ‘live’ rock is cured is to rid it of dead or dying lifeforms that could otherwise cause pollution and trouble. The coral you have has not had any life for 20 or more years so there isn’t going to be a problem in this way.
It will be worth giving it a thorough rinse in fresh water, a hose could be used. It shouldn’t be very dusty as it has been in boxes but there may be bits of loose coral etc that will be washed clear. Allow to drain thoroughly.
With a new aquarium remember that when the coral is in the aquarium it will be decorative but will not contribute at all to the biological filtration process as there will not be any of the desirable bacteria present to deal with ammonia and nitrite. Therefore there is a need for a canister filter or, better, ‘live’ rock to deal with this process. If a canister it will need biologically firing up (there are commercial liquids available for this just follow the instructions). If your aquarium is running and matured then no problem.

By: Tony V

Tony V — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:05:27 +0000

I just got a good hand full of dead Coral from a family member. do I need to cure the coral? The coral has bin in a saltwater tank 20 plus years ago. The coral has bin stored in boxes in the garage for 20 plus years high and dry. WHAT DO I DO, HELP!!!! THANK YOU