Would Live Rock Be Ok In My New Tank

[black molly3]

my ppt is in the middle of 1.021 and 1.022 my temp is 25 degrees
and my ph is 8.2 also how would i introduce it to the tank

 

[N1z]

I would raise the SG to about 1.024 as thats a good region to be in for marine. But that can be raised over time with water changes (increase the SG in the new water). As for introducing the rock simply place it in but make sure its cured rock . If you wanna save the small critters you can do lots of water changes to not kill them off, but i found it makes the cycle better and most life comes back alive.

 

[black molly3]

i dont understand what you mean by cured sorry

 

[N1z]

Cured Live rock is basically, the rock is put in a tank and left for a few weeks to let dead inhabitants die off from its journey from importers. So that when you put it in your tank it doesnt cause a huge ammonia spike or a whole new tank cycle. You buy it from LFS or online its usually standard every where.

 

[black molly3]

yes it is cured thank you