live rock hitchhikers

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

#1 bad hitchhiker aptasia as I hear it from almost everyone ...I am one of the luckiest one with none in my entire setup

[Doug]

No hitchhikers but pest anemones, bubble alage & red carpet quickly took over my last batch of fiji dead rock.

So I just received one box of new stuff for my new tank. Seriously thinking of getting more and throwing all my other out. Of course problem is cycling and a couple encrusted corals.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Originally Posted by Doug

No hitchhikers but pest anemones, bubble alage & red carpet quickly took over my last batch of fiji dead rock.

So I just received one box of new stuff for my new tank. Seriously thinking of getting more and throwing all my other out. Of course problem is cycling and a couple encrusted corals.

Hope you like the new shipment..yes it requires curing and if needed I could offer you my curing method.
As to your old rock you could dry it then recycle with rock from a fellow reefer trustee in your area for seeding your new rock.PHOTOS is a must ..lol..

[Doug]

What do I need to seed my new rock with? All it needs is to become bacterial active to process ammonia and nitrite, anything else is a pain.....no?

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Originally Posted by Doug

What do I need to seed my new rock with? All it needs is to become bacterial active to process ammonia and nitrite, anything else is a pain.....no?

Well you its good to have a diverse of bacteria from other rock or you could wait till you get frags and colony corals to seed some more.(be always careful of what and from where you add your pieces)

[Doug]

All my corals will come from my existing 20g.. Just need to separate any encrusted ones from their rock. Esp this large monti cap piece. Most of my sps are just starting to encrust, so removing them should not be a problem.

[kien]

My Limited Edition Blue Clove Polyps.