live rock hitchhikers

[Proteus]

Not my rock but last week a lfs ended up with a mantis shrimp. Only finding out as his hand went into tank

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Originally Posted by Proteus

Not my rock but last week a lfs ended up with a mantis shrimp. Only finding out as his hand went into tank

OUTCH ...hopefully no too serious...

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Sitting around the house all day being sick...watching my system as I have 2 crazy crabs (gorilla<) need gone and cannot get them out ...the only thing left is fishing them out as they been there for a long time and they are roughly 2.5" big.

Not my photo but larger and meaner

[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?