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![]() Bacteria are tougher than some give them credit for. They're likely the reason for that "mucous" you found (and the smell). In any case, fkshiu's probably right. Give it a while and some water changes and it should be cycled (though less hitchhiker diverse).
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![]() When I had a leak on my bulkhead for the CL, I ended up ripping out everything and placing them in rubbermaid city for 3 weeks. I had the same issue with my rock, ended up putting some more powerheads in there, and a skimmer. If anything, it took care of some unwanted pests I had on the rock, so when it went back into the main tank...life was good. The smell sucks, but if you vent the room, it should be okay.
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![]() When storing live rock for a future project I'd try and keep the rock stable at 78-80 degrees. For this rock that has gone foul do some large water changes, let it re-cure and do monthly water changes.
Others on the board please chime in if this is a good idea... If you want to re-populate bacteria use one of the commercial bacteria products like zeobac, BrightWell Aquatics Microbacter 7, Probio, ect after the rock has recured. |