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PS... I forgot to add that the existing creatures in your main tank will also help speed up the curing process.

Hermit crabs, bristle worms, copepods and amphipods, shrimp, etc, will all help by feeding off the decaying matter on the curing rocks, thereby helping to speed up the curing process.

You don't get this added benefit by curing in new water with no creatures.