Did I Buy Uncured Rock?

[Beverly]

Okay, I think I know how to tell if rock is uncured or not. You bring it home, put it in saltwater with a running pump, let it sit there 3-4 days, then test the water for ammonia and nitrite, and nitrate if you're thinking you're lucky enough to find any so early on in the curing process.

Well, that's what I did. Bought 7 lbs of rock with great coralline algae on Wed., put it in a bucket of new saltwater (didn't have any changewater handy) and a running pump. Tested the water today and ammonia is 0 ppm, nitrite shows barely above 0 ppm, nitrate 0 ppm.

Now, to me, this rock is so close to being cured I'd call it cured. But it can't be cured unless it sat around the lfs so long that it cured on their premisis.

What do you all think? Cured, uncured? Am I outta my ever-lovin' mind to not know the difference here???

TIA.