Dead Live Rock

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FLYNLOW

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Just picked up some guys dead live rock today. About 90 pounds of it, an 80 gallon tank, and around 100 pounds of "live" sand.. been sititng in a bucket for 3 weeks for $100. The rock has been sitting out of water for about 3 weeks dry now, so most of everything is dead on it. I have a 72 Bowfront that I picked up a month ago or so and set up which has been cycling with maybe 20 pounds of LR and 2 eels and a lion fish donated to me from a friends tank to get me started. The tank currently has around 75 pounds of Live Sand in it, a wet dry filter and a protein skimmer. My question is, what should I do with the LR I just ought to get it aquarium safe? I don't plan on keeping the eels or the lionfish as I don't wnat an aggressive tank. Should I just dump the dead rock in there, donate the fish and let it cycle with some fresh live rock to reseed the dead stuff? Or should I treat the dead rock someway else? Ideally I'd rather not have a fish tank thats empty of any fish for a few weeks or longer.

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Ian
 
dead rock

Its a shame that all that LR is now dead..You can just scrub off any dead matter,sponges,worms,etc..with a toothbrush.I would do a water change on my tank and use the waste water in a new trashcan with a powerhead and small heater to place the DR in to cycle for a couple of weeks,or until the ammonia and nitrites are gone.But you could also remove the fish and eels to cure it in the main tank,but with the trashcan you can stillhave fish.When the rock cures you can add it to the tank with little to no effect in water quality.Hope this helps. ;)
 
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