Live Rock assist?

[Masonjames]

Originally Posted by DSlater

Tony

Think I'm in the same boat. Started with a huge amount of dead rock that had a good acid bath and bleach bath. Added some live rock from a local tank and soaked it in the garage all together for 4 to 6 weeks, skimmer, power heads, and a bit of light.
Now the tank is about 1.5 years in and I'm still leaching PO4. Other than pulling the rock out and replacing, are there any other options?
Really don't want to replace rock but don't want to be fighting this in another couple years as well...

Jesse

If the tank is already 1.5 years old. The rock would have had ample time to purge itself of any bound nutrients. Phosohates can only bed themselves so deep into the rock. After 1.5 years of potential purging opportunity there would have been more then enough time for it to have been purged out. Take this how you want, but your nutrient issues go deeper then your rocks. Granted after 1.5 years the rocks can be a contributing issue now again as they may very well be full again.

[Skimmerking]

Brad Hagen Cycle is some amazing suff I have always used it and it worked great run the tub with that and a power head and heater and you wont get a spike nothing and it will be all GTG .. I have done this with all my tanks and never had a problem.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

I have done this with all my tanks and never had a problem.

So how do you know if it works?

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by reefwars

So how do you know if it works?

pfft, I just spit my tea at my monitor

[TimT]

Originally Posted by Christyf5

pfft, I just spit my tea at my monitor

Pfft... shouldn't that be bzzzt crackle poof?

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by TimT

Pfft... shouldn't that be bzzzt crackle poof?

lol, it doesn't give up that easy. Thankfully