LR cycle after cooking?

[xaoss23]

just a thought.... will you get a cycle after cooking live rock? My assumption is no considering there is no dieoff and the bacteria is still present.

What are your thoughts on the topic?

[Geoff]

there should not be a cycle due to the die-off on the LR. the bacteria may not be in an abundance needed to support a decent bioload, but the bacteria needed are already there.

G~

[xaoss23]

I had the same thought about the bacteria vs bioload... I would imagine that most of what remains on/in the rock would be fairly minimal.

Anyone know anything about how fast/slow our bacterial friends multiply?

[Casey]

The bacteria actually grow faster in the dark so you should be fine.

[xaoss23]

well the plan is to put the rock back in action... All of the the corals and one fish are in the QT tank. My concern I guess is whether or not "something" will happen chemically.