Cooking Liverock

[fishtank88]

Can someone please tell me how to cook liverock
i just got some a while ago and was looking for something to scrape somethings off but couldnt find anything, then i remembered cooking your liverock.
I remembered seeing it in a post but now the post is gone since this is such a successfull website

thanx for the help

Fishtank88

[Pillz]

Toss the rock in a rubbermaid with a heater, powerhead, and skimmer put a lid on it so that theres no light getting in, or very little light And wait. Change the water often so that you can starve the algea. Thats how I do it, im sure theres more to it...

[fishtank88]

Thanx so much, how hot should the heater be, because since it is summer, my room can get pretty hot and the temperatures can change pretty easy, and what if it is a clear rubbermaid container will that work or not? And what percent water change should i do

[Pillz]

I would get a rubbermaid that is a solid color. keep the temp at the norm, 78 80 ish. And change almost all the water atleast once a week. Also do the dunk and swish thing... set up a extra bucket of water and dunk the rocks one at a time to clear off all the dead stuff that is on the rocks while cooking...

[fishtank88]

so how long should i do this for?
since my liverock is already clean and so far i am in no hurry

[thekid55]

till the algae is gone. its like a curing

[fishtank88]

ight thanks matt

[pwest]

For detailed instructions on cooking live rock, checkout the sticky thread http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=66551 over on Substrate Free Tank Husbandry (Bare bottomed) .


Phil