I have been curing my rock for about 8 weeks now. When I am ready to set up the new system, do I wash off this rock, let it sun dry or something else?/
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Ok, in that case everything is dead and you're starting from square 1 sterile...I took out my rock from my tank and acid washed it and then bleached it. I had those vermited snails. I have been soaking it in heated saltwater for any dead matter to decay. I will be restarting my display with this rock and then I will start the cycle process.
Yeah. Add bottled bac and an ammonia source...correct. So just wash off the rock and then set up in tank and start the cycle process??
I just did something similar to rock that has been in dry storage for the last 12 years. I did one week soak in bleach solution then a week of air dry. I did two rounds of soak in ro water for a few days then dump that off. It has been a bucket circulating for about 2 months with turbostart 900 and microbacter 7. I did water 20% water changes every other week. All organics should have been dissolved by the bleach but I was still getting high nitrates and phosphates. Once the nutrient levels stabilized I did a 75% water change in preparation for use, a few days later I added it to a new tank. So far the tank nutrient levels are now phosphate-.03I took out my rock from my tank and acid washed it and then bleached it. I had those vermited snails. I have been soaking it in heated saltwater for any dead matter to decay. I will be restarting my display with this rock and then I will start the cycle process.