Picking up Live Rock Today - Question

I am buying some live rock today from someone who purchased it about 3 weeks ago wholesale.

He has it in a 75 gallon tank in his basement curing for the past 3 weeks with powerheads, lights, etc...

My question is when I pickup the rock today should it be cured enough to just put right in my tank?

I may rinse it first just to shake off any dead stuff, but it should be cured enough right?

Thanks!

 

how long has your tank been up ?

 

and the size of your tank

 

My tank was bought from someone else who had it up for 3 years....I moved it here about 3-4 weeks ago, water, sand, rock and four fish. All levels are good except nitrates are high..around 20.

 

So will it be ok to add 75 pounds in my tank?

 

well i mena my nitrates are at like 20 or 10 i mean thats not bad its jus tthe lower the better and nitrates only come from decaying dead stuff sooo i would rinse it off just to make sure but do a few water changes incase there is something you missed

 

yea....I just dont want to create a mini cycle and have an ammonia spike or anything!

The rock has been in a tank curing for almost 3 weeks.....its gotta be ready right?

 

the nitrates in your tank will be high for now, because of all the decayed matter in the sand has been starred up.
....unfortunately
--curing of live rock take longer then 3 week.
--and yes you will hit a mini cycle, because of the new rock and the nitrates


like craft kid 21 said 5% water change(some will say more) will help your tank.


how big is your tank?

 

135 gallons

 

you might be better off adding a little rock at a time.. maybe 5-10 pounds per week. if you can put the remaining rock in a big tupperware bin and have a powerhead in it with the rock... just an idea.