does anyone scrub new liverock with a brush

[kwirky]

yeah, I thought it didn't sound like an insane idea. there was an article on advanced aquarist that named this practice "extreme".

I got most of the krud off already swishing it in water. I just want to remove the last large chunks that are too annoying to remove with my fingers because of how much it is. Like little dead filaments of macroalgae in some spots.

It's in salt mix from tap water ATM, and I plan on a 100% change with RO/DI water very soon. It's in my gyre-nano that'll be plumbed into my main 120g in about a week.

Plan on turning on the 150W HQI in about a week too. I think 2 weeks of cycling should be enough for an 8 hour lighting cycle at first. The rest of the water volume in the system should offset the early lighting.

[EmilyB]

Absolutely. The best rock I ever bought was from Petland eight years ago, when they had a SW guru who scrubbed, cured and babied the rock.

[untamed]

People expect different things from Live rock. For me, the thought of scrubbing away all the life that I just paid for seems wrong.

[Raf]

depends what shape it is in. Liverock that arrives in good shape and stays in good shape may need little to no maintenance......on the other hand, liverock that has been sitting on some boat or beach in the sun and then in boxes for hours/days at the airport may need lots of maintenance. I would say dying sponges are good to scrub off either way.

[kwirky]

I got the sponges off with my fingers already. I'll be scrubbing it to remove detritus, not things actually attached. Some of the rock's almost fuzzy with detritus.

[Black Phantom]

The idea is to take off the dead stuff. That will reduce your cycle and speed up the new growth. Leave the nice growing stuff on the rock.

[danny zubot]

I've never scrubbed new live rock before. I will however scrub hair algea off of my rocks to prevent it from getting ot of hand. I've never had anything bad happen from it.