Did I toast my new live rock

[small alien]

Greetings friends. I have about 20 pounds of live rock curing in two 5 gallon buckets. Yesterday, I realized the salinity had been around 1.30 for about a day. Do you think I killed off all the life? The beneficial bacteria?

Thanks for your thoughts.

[IPowderBlueTang]

Should not matter that much, just add more fresh water to lower your salinity to 1.025. I buy inverts or fish and measure the salinity in the bag and sometimes it is at 1.030 from the Lfs. Lfs gets too lazy to top off.

[pitako8]

+1. Nothing to worry about. Just adjust salinity.

[Reef Chaser]

Just use the smell test. If the rock smells like the ocean, its ok. If it smells funky or like a dead body, it needs to re-cure. But, the rock should be fine.

[mike_cmu04]

It should be all fine Just get the salinity back in line

[small alien]

Smells okay. I am reassured. Thanks!

[Pcrain]

your fine my friend didnt test his salinty for away and it got up to 1.031 in an sps tank with no ill effects the oceans salinty is around that range anyhow right?