Moving liverock from old to new

Discussion in 'Live Rock' started by sterling, Feb 13, 2009.

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  1. sterling

    sterling Peppermint Shrimp

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    Hey, Im moving cured liverock from my old aquarium to a new cycling aquarium that currently has uncured live rock. Whats the best method to move the cured lived rock the new tank or does it matter. Also, a couple of my rocks contain lotsa little tube worms/feather dusters and theres a few sand polyps on one, and theres a rock with approximately 6'' x 8'' GSP (green star polyps) on it.
    What do i do? please help
     
    sterling, Feb 13, 2009
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  2. Otty

    Otty Giant Squid

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    Keep the rock submerged in sw as long as possible. How long has the new tank been running and how did you start and maintain the bacteria in it???
     
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  3. sterling

    sterling Peppermint Shrimp

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    The 55 gallon has been running for about a week now with 32 lbs of uncured rock with a flowrate of 2300 GPH. For the bacteria, I added a cup of old LS to seed the new sand.
     
    sterling, Feb 13, 2009
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