Quick rock curing

[BlueTang<3]

Are you attempting to cook your rock by boiling it? The problem I see is dead rock going in can have a bunch of die off and leech phosphates and nitrate into your tank for up to 2 years. You'd be better off to pick up some used rock and clean it well with a brush. You could put so,e PVC pipe and such in there for him to hide for now and just remember to feed him till you find rock

[mattr]

yes, boiling it because i figured it would clean it as much as possible.

[darkreef]

Throw it in a bucket with freshwater and power head , change water every few days .
Test for phosphates ... May take a few months but that's the quickest with dry rock.

[jason604]

I normally just add them to my display few lbs at a time with no issues at all

[Craigdillman]

just add it they will become live a small addition like that won't affect much

[donkey77]

iam cooking some LR right know in saltwater with a good power head and a heater with a temp about 85, i change out the water every week the rock had high posphates, is this the best way to get the phosphates out, i plan to run like this for a 6-8 weeks or should it be in freshwater

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by donkey77

iam cooking some LR right know in saltwater with a good power head and a heater with a temp about 85, i change out the water every week the rock had high posphates, is this the best way to get the phosphates out, i plan to run like this for a 6-8 weeks or should it be in freshwater

Do it in salt water. Phosphate behaves differently in salt vs. freshwater. All the different chemicals in salt water push phosphate to form a different ratio of species, and since you're going to be using the rock in salt water you want it to reach equilibrium in salt water.