Cooking my rock: Special Cool Down Cycle

pwest · 03-22-2006, 08:40 PM

For about 6 weeks now, I've had all my rock sitting in a 60gal trash can in the garage with a mag 5 with a Kent venturi aerator and a heater. This weekend, I was planning to change the water, so I removed the heater and made a few other preparations, got sidetracked and didn't get back until today. We've had a bit of a cool spell here in Atlanta, and I fear that the water temp dipped down into the mid-60 deg range for a couple of days...

Any ideas on the overall impact of this??

-Phil

Wiskey · 03-22-2006, 09:50 PM

I would say the impact is very little, assuming you are still cooking it, if the rock were to go right in the tank at this point I might worry, but I think the bacteria will rebuild very fast.

Whiskey

Loverotties · 03-22-2006, 10:01 PM

It should seed ok with some LR!

Casey · 03-22-2006, 10:06 PM

You will have no problems .

pwest · 03-23-2006, 07:11 AM

I plan on cooking it for at least a few more weeks, and then moving it slowly back into the display system (filling the sump with the uglier pieces first). I happen to have a few rocks still in my sump now, so I'll probably toss them in the trash can cooker (now heated) just in case some 'seeding' is needed.

-Phil

Wiskey · 03-23-2006, 07:23 AM

Good idea, that will help your cultures build back up faster.

Whiskey