Moonstream
06/08/2011, 08:24 PM
Im setting up two new tanks on either side of my 40g LPS tank, a softy BC29 and gorgonian dominated small-shrimp NC24.
both tanks are being setup with dry rock, and seeded with a few extra pieces of live from the 40 (I'm re-scaping and want a more open feel to the tank). anyways, I have two questions:
1) I dipped all pieces of rock several times in a water/vinegar mixture (probably a cup or two of vinegar in about 3g of water). I let all the rocks dry, and forgetting that I had not washed them off yet I aquascaped the (still dry, sandless) BC29 with some. I'm very happy with the scape I got, and would rather not remove them to rinse them off in FW, as I doubt i'd be able to get the same scape again. would it be okay to use them as-is, without rinsing them again?
2) in cycling both tanks, I want to add a few pieces of rock from the 40. my issue with the 29 is that the main rock I want to add has three hairy mushrooms on it. my hope is that the bacterial colony living in this rather established piece of rock will be enough to deal with the minimal if not not-existent cycle of the dry rocks. I'd also be adding a bit of sand (not a whole lot though) and some larger pieces of rubble.
any help is great appreciated as well as needed!
both tanks are being setup with dry rock, and seeded with a few extra pieces of live from the 40 (I'm re-scaping and want a more open feel to the tank). anyways, I have two questions:
1) I dipped all pieces of rock several times in a water/vinegar mixture (probably a cup or two of vinegar in about 3g of water). I let all the rocks dry, and forgetting that I had not washed them off yet I aquascaped the (still dry, sandless) BC29 with some. I'm very happy with the scape I got, and would rather not remove them to rinse them off in FW, as I doubt i'd be able to get the same scape again. would it be okay to use them as-is, without rinsing them again?
2) in cycling both tanks, I want to add a few pieces of rock from the 40. my issue with the 29 is that the main rock I want to add has three hairy mushrooms on it. my hope is that the bacterial colony living in this rather established piece of rock will be enough to deal with the minimal if not not-existent cycle of the dry rocks. I'd also be adding a bit of sand (not a whole lot though) and some larger pieces of rubble.
any help is great appreciated as well as needed!