Tampa Bay Live Rock - How long will it take to seed dry rock

[R33f_Hacker]

Hi reefers,

I am trying to seed some marco rocks I bought last July. For a while, I had them in my sump and then moved them to a covered bin to free up space in the sump. I have a power head, heater, and bubbler in there. There is no light as it is covered to limit evaporation. I am moving and upgrading to a 220 from my current system. I did add some of the live rock from my system to help seed, but from reading this thread, it seems like that may not help. I do change the water with water from changes. I have also started adding macrobater 7 to the bin
Few questions -

- Should i remove the live rock and put back in my current system?
- will not have light in the bin affect the bacteria growth on the marco rocks? also, what about the existing LR in there?
- Do I need to maintain a certain alk level or anything else in the bin for the bacteria to grow?

@LiverockRocks - I will contact you about buying rocks for the new tank in Delray.

 

[LiverockRocks]

Hi reefers,

I am trying to seed some marco rocks I bought last July. For a while, I had them in my sump and then moved them to a covered bin to free up space in the sump. I have a power head, heater, and bubbler in there. There is no light as it is covered to limit evaporation. I am moving and upgrading to a 220 from my current system. I did add some of the live rock from my system to help seed, but from reading this thread, it seems like that may not help. I do change the water with water from changes. I have also started adding macrobater 7 to the bin
Few questions -

- Should i remove the live rock and put back in my current system?
- will not have light in the bin affect the bacteria growth on the marco rocks? also, what about the existing LR in there?
- Do I need to maintain a certain alk level or anything else in the bin for the bacteria to grow?

@LiverockRocks - I will contact you about buying rocks for the new tank in Delray.

Howdy,
Is your goal to seed the marcro rocks in preparation for the 220? If so, I would leave them in the sump of your existing tank. They can get flow and continue maturing there without the hassle of a separate system.
Rock on.
W

 

[R33f_Hacker]

Howdy,
Is your goal to seed the marcro rocks in preparation for the 220? If so, I would leave them in the sump of your existing tank. They can get flow and continue maturing there without the hassle of a separate system.
Rock on.
W

@LiverockRocks Yes, that is correct. I just tested the water in the bin I have the marco rock in and the phosphate and nitrate is pretty high. I am a little worried about putting it into my sump with these levels. Thoughts? Nitrate 16ppm & Phos .6 ppm

My current tank level has nitrate .2 and phos .11 ... I know my nitrate is low. trying to get that higher.