Live rock question

[dreef]

Yup no worries,throw it in a tub and cook it,it will come back to life,and be pest free.

[BlueAbyss]

Isn't this how people cook rock? Throw it in a Rubbermaid container for half a year with no light or anything? Maybe I missed something...

If it's been kept wet without circulation you will most certainly have a cycle from all the dead stuff.

If the pieces please you, I've seen base rock advertised for around 4 bucks a pound (in bulk boxes).

[Toxik]

Isn't this how people cook rock?

I've never cooked live rock before so I wasn't totally sure of the end results if it was still live rock or base rock.

[new but handy]

base rock at J&L is $50 for 50 lbs

[Myka]

I made a reply a couple days ago right after dreef's post. Mine disappeared. Weird.

The base rock that you get at J&L, the Caribsea Reef Rock is actually fossilized coral, it is very heavy and not particularly porous. It is not a very good base rock.

What my original post said was that even though the bacterial colonies will be a bit diminished in rock that has been cooking for a long time, there should be very little if any nitrate and phosphate leeching from the rocks. Test the water it is in before you buy it to make sure. It will also take a little while for the coralline to come back. Otherwise, I would jump on the opportunity to buy rock like this, it is awesome rock provided it tests out right, and was properly stored in saltwater of the proper salinity with a powerhead and heater of the proper temperature.