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03-08-2005, 12:51 AM
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Plankton
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if its a bloom when should this clear up,live rock smelled a little bad came from local fish store in saslt water for at least 3 weeks
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03-08-2005, 12:58 AM
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Give it a few weeks. Check your levels, specially ammonia and nitrite; sounds like the LR wasn't cured. Always make sure the LR is fully cured before added to an established system.
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03-08-2005, 01:04 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: IL
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how do you know when live rock is fully cured
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03-08-2005, 01:07 AM
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It will normally have a bad smell to it when you get it. Also if you're ever unsure, set up a tank or container with a power head and a skimmer (not necessary) to cycle the rock and do your ion tests till they read zero, usually 2-8 weeks.
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03-09-2005, 03:53 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: IL
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I changed 50 percent of water today,tank looks a whole lot better still some cloud though.
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03-14-2005, 07:12 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: IL
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Well I added a 350 magnum filter friday,and did a couple of water changes,tank looks better and isnt getting worse daily like it was,gonna do another water change this week to see if water will come crystal clear
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03-14-2005, 12:04 PM
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A Bigger Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Sacramento,CA
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you can tell when live rock is cured visually by no "white"stuff encrusted on the rock anywhere, the white stuff is usually "die off" sponges, coral,etc. White coraline may be expected as it takes time for the coraline to come back on the rock especially if the "live rock tank" isnt well lit. And a smell test is always a good way as well, although it isnt recommended exposing to air if it all possible, because oxygen will get in and on the rock creating another mini-cycle. But ya, if you smelt already and it smelt bad, thats a good sign that the rock needs to cycle and ammonia and nitrites present are to be expected. The light at the end of the tunnel is that this will take no more than 2 months. Probably less with the extreme water changes your doing.
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03-14-2005, 01:04 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Long Island, New York
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Originally Posted by wharyat
It will normally have a bad smell to it when you get it. Also if you're ever unsure, set up a tank or container with a power head and a skimmer (not necessary) to cycle the rock and do your ion tests till they read zero, usually 2-8 weeks.
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i thought fully cured rock shouldn't have a bad smell at all....meaning there is no dye off and straight in the tank it goes.
if is smells bad, i would than assume there is dye off on the rock and you may get a mini cycle with the added amonia.(from the bad smelling stuff on the rock)
is this correct.
nothing in the marine world shoud smell bad unless it is dead!
Right?
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03-14-2005, 02:21 PM
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A Bigger Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Sacramento,CA
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I wouldnt go as far as to say nothing, (id rather smell my skimmate than my zooplankton ~that stuff just smells weird to me) 
But in general ya , good live rock should smell nothing more than the smells you get from the ocean. Theres a big difference IMO between the smell of amonia-ish decay, or the natural fishy seaweedy smell. |
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