Dead rock into already established tank

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  1. leigh

    leigh Flamingo Tongue

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    Hey guys, so I purchased that aiptasia tank last weekend and it's been running great I've managed to kill off alOt of aiptasia with aiptasia x and some peppermint shrimp, here's the thing , I have about 50 lbs of live rock that I boiled as suggested by people , so far I've put in about 10 pounds over the course of two days , would 5 pounds a day introducing into the tank be good idea? ( I am tying to avoid a massive cycle that would kill my yellow tang and clown and chromis's ) Any help would be appreciated and my last question is that after leaving this live rock outside and boiling it it seems that all the purple coralline algae has turned green should do try scrubbing it all off before putting it in the tank? So far for the rocks I have put in my tank I just peeled off the big chunks and they came off in a big peel. Thanks again guys sorry for the long post and if any spelling mistakes I'm typing on my iPhone
     
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  3. leigh

    leigh Flamingo Tongue

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    Bump pls help
     
  4. brunoboarder244

    brunoboarder244 Torch Coral

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    i wouldnt recommend that, if its dead LR i would say not to put more than 15-20lbs a week
     
  5. salt4me

    salt4me Skunk Shrimp

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    Get a tub from wal-mart and when you change water put it in the tub with the dead rock. Each time you do a water change on the tank add that to the tub. Do that for a month and then add it.
     
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  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    I'd definitely cure it outside the main DT. You have no idea how much die-off occurred inside the rock where you can't see or remove it.
     
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