Algae'd and confused

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Hi everyone,

I've been out of the hobby for a few years now and am starting back up. Apparently the patch doesn't work for Reef addiction.

Anyway, long story short. When I got out of the hobby I gave all my LR and corals to my brother who had just started a tank. Well it didn't go very well for him and the hair algae and purple shrooms took over his tank killing off some corals I gave him. I believe the only one remaining is the old leather coral. Well he's gotten totally fed up and is giving me his 70 G tank with sump and skimmer. I just purchased a Tek 8-54W bulb hood for over it.

Now I've had a 60 G set up here with just water cycling for now. He's sending a bunch of my LR back to me tomorrow. Now what do you think is the best way to get rid of this algae covering this rock. I've been given different methods to use and am confused. One says put the LR in a dark, well circulated, oxygenated tupperware bin for a few weeks then take the rock out and brush it off, then put back in for a couple more weeks. No light. Of course water changes along the way.

The other way thats been told to me is to put the LR in the tank with the lights on, of course with good circ, and water changes.

Now I won't be able to get to the coast to pick up the tank and sump for at least a couple of weeks unless maybe I can squeeze it in next weekend.

So with all that what do you think? The light way or the dark way?

Thanks in advance