Re-cooking rock?

polypboy · 10/08/2008, 08:20 AM

Just wondering... I cooked a load of rock a while ago (I reckon reasonably well) and it lived in a reasonably well maintained BB tank for a short while. I then had to break down the tank as moved house and fish and rock had to live temporarily in a tank that wasn't at all well maintained - really high nitrates and phosphates. But... despite scuzzy water and more natural light than's healthy, no algae blooms.

Do I need to recook the rock fully/for a short while before I throw it in a new BB setup or does the fact that I haven't had any problem algae suggest that I won't in what will be a much cleaner, new BB system?

Thanks

Logzor · 10/08/2008, 08:41 PM

Where is the rock now, is it dried out or still in that temp tank?

I am starting a bb from just dry dead rock, i soaked it for awhile but didnt cook it.

I suppose that if you put it back in water you will get significant die off and go through a cycle. I would shake/brush the rock off some in saltwater to get any crud off.

Do you plan on putting coral in right away? If the tank is going to cycle anyway why would you cook it?

You only really need to cook rock when there is a problem with the rock, right (algae)?

polypboy · 10/09/2008, 03:15 AM

It has always been in water, just recently in really dirty water.

polypboy · 10/10/2008, 03:28 AM

bump

SeanT · 10/16/2008, 01:12 AM

You should be fine depending on the time it was in there.

I would recommend swishing the rock really well in buckets of saltwater a few times.

polypboy · 10/16/2008, 08:17 AM

Thanks, will do.

10/08/2008, 08:20 AM	#1
polypboy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 35	Re-cooking rock? Just wondering... I cooked a load of rock a while ago (I reckon reasonably well) and it lived in a reasonably well maintained BB tank for a short while. I then had to break down the tank as moved house and fish and rock had to live temporarily in a tank that wasn't at all well maintained - really high nitrates and phosphates. But... despite scuzzy water and more natural light than's healthy, no algae blooms. Do I need to recook the rock fully/for a short while before I throw it in a new BB setup or does the fact that I haven't had any problem algae suggest that I won't in what will be a much cleaner, new BB system? Thanks

10/16/2008, 01:12 AM	#5
SeanT Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 14,377	You should be fine depending on the time it was in there. I would recommend swishing the rock really well in buckets of saltwater a few times. __________________ My tank is cool. "Undisputed, Heayweight RC Champion of the the Barebottom & Rock Cooking Method!" -Ding Ding. Current Tank Info: Barebottom (the tank not me...at least not at the moment).

10/08/2008, 08:41 PM	#2
Logzor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kenwood, Ohio Posts: 3,966	Where is the rock now, is it dried out or still in that temp tank? I am starting a bb from just dry dead rock, i soaked it for awhile but didnt cook it. I suppose that if you put it back in water you will get significant die off and go through a cycle. I would shake/brush the rock off some in saltwater to get any crud off. Do you plan on putting coral in right away? If the tank is going to cycle anyway why would you cook it? You only really need to cook rock when there is a problem with the rock, right (algae)?

10/09/2008, 03:15 AM	#3
polypboy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 35	It has always been in water, just recently in really dirty water.

10/10/2008, 03:28 AM	#4
polypboy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 35	bump

10/16/2008, 08:17 AM	#6
polypboy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 35	Thanks, will do.