live rock disaster

Discussion in 'New To The Hobby' started by dxbmax, May 29, 2013.

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  1. Servillius

    Servillius Montipora Digitata

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    Ahh,

    Nice place, but you're not getting your money back, are you...

    Me, I'd toss it and start over with base rock.
     
    Servillius, May 29, 2013
    Servillius, May 29, 2013
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  2. dxbmax

    dxbmax Astrea Snail

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    Thank you - I assume I'll have to be very careful not to pick up anything else except purple?
    the amount of worms on the rocks is just crazy, getting past them will be a battle!
     
    dxbmax, May 29, 2013
    dxbmax, May 29, 2013
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  3. mightyrae

    mightyrae Spaghetti Worm

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    Terrbile news...I would return the rock. Demand a refund because you did not pay for live rock only to kill it and start over. The best way to start your tank would be to use base rock and get a small piece of live rock from a local reefer that has the coralline you want in your tank. Use that "clean" rock and scrape off the coralline you have growing on it into your tank. Once you have the spores in the water you simply have to wait to get some of it growing on your rocks. Maintain your parameters and you'll have fairly fast growth after that.
     
    mightyrae, Jun 3, 2013
    mightyrae, Jun 3, 2013
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