ghetto curing to live rock :)

[Scorpion]

i have a question... i want to add about $50 CND (don't know how much in lbs that will be... but i need more regardless) worth of live rock. i was thinking about getting uncured and curing it myself. i have 2 4gal buckets from home depot and a can spare a powerhead from our tank while we cure. is this too "ghetto"?... or do i have to use a big rubbermaid container? also... how do you go about curing live rock? a lot of water changes? what about salinity? and is it even worth it? thanks