am i doing this right?

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  1. Damsels R Cool

    Damsels R Cool Millepora

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    i got about 12lbs of live rock once live and i nucked it

    here's what i did

    day one washed all sand off with tap water

    day 2 bleached it with 2 9oz cups of bleach in a 5 gallon bucket

    day 3 empied the bucket and replaced it with regular tap water and changed the water every day for 4 days

    day 7 replaced the water with ro/di water with backing soda mixed in (that sat for 3 days)

    day 10 replaced that with regular ro/di water stayed like that for 2 days with me moving the rocks every so ofthen

    now i put the rocks in the 5 gallon bucket with saltwater and a filter from my main tank with 8 snails and 2 BL harmits the filter has a black sponge type thing that has bacteria in it forom my main tank

    did i do this right?
    is this the last step?
    do i add the rocks to my tank next?
    how long should i keep it in the bucket?
     
    Damsels R Cool, Dec 22, 2008
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  2. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    Sounds good to me, now you just need cycle the rock, should be great.
     
    GuitarMan89, Dec 22, 2008
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  3. Damsels R Cool

    Damsels R Cool Millepora

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    is'nt it just base rock right now
     
    Damsels R Cool, Dec 22, 2008
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  4. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    it's base rock now yeah, you need to cycle it before you use it in a tank though
     
    Iraf, Dec 22, 2008
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  5. suckafish

    suckafish Montipora Capricornis

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    yeah it is
     
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  6. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    I never did understand the concept of killing live rock?
     
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  7. scenario1313

    scenario1313 Tassled File Fish

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    To get rid of nasty hitchhikers and bad algae problems
     
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  8. Damsels R Cool

    Damsels R Cool Millepora

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    how would i cycle it if there's nothing alive on it if i put it into my tank would it mess up my pramaters
     
    Damsels R Cool, Dec 22, 2008
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  9. Froc3

    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    I would just check for pH.. if good then add to tank.. if your tank has more LR in it then it'll seed it.. No cycle (I'm assuming your tank is already running) for the rock because there is nothing living on the rock and therefore no die-off. GL with this venture, I'm not sure if your process is correct though.. i've never done it personally.. I have a CUC to take care of nuissance algae and I (usually - knock on wood) welcome hitchhikers.
    P.S. You could in the future just buy Base Rock (Aragonite Rock) and could bypass the entire nuking process.
     
    Froc3, Dec 22, 2008
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  10. Damsels R Cool

    Damsels R Cool Millepora

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    i never bought it I recived it form my dad's friend and the rock was once live when i got it it was dried up and had been like that for months
     
    Damsels R Cool, Dec 22, 2008
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