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    Posted: February 25 2017 at 7:37am
So I got my new 75 gallon tank drilled and plumbed and it's ready to go, well I thought. I have a bunch of pukani rock that's not alive I cleaned it last night and soaked it in some salt water for a few hours. Then I read I have to cure the rock for a while so my question is do I have to cure it seperately or can I add it to the tank and start cycling the tank with the rock in it? Please help I'm confused on this part of my setup. Thanks. Paul
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The process of curing the rock is done to allow organics nitrates and phosphates to leach out of the rock into water that will not be going into your tank as once they are in your tank they are very hard typo get back out.

I would not recommend curing used rock in your tank at all. Cure it in rubbermade tubs and discard the water when you are done.
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Should I just use tap water for this? And should I be adding any type of additives to my water?
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Saltwater & a powerhead to move the water. I usually test the water and once phosphates stop rising I change out the salt water and keep it going, but I might be over doing it too.
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Alright thank you
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Stez, just to double check, what kind of rock do you have? In general curing is recommended for rock that was live, but has not been submerged in Salt water for a while. This is usually due to shipping. In this case there will be dead life forms throughout the rock, bacteria, various worms, sponges, etc. Usually these items will be in various stages of decomposition. Curing is the process used to remove these items while returning helpful bacteria to the rock.

You mentioned your rock is not alive. If you meant that you purchased dry rock (such as brs reef Saver rock, or some other type that has either never been in the water, or hasn't been in the water for a very very long time) then Curing is not necesarry.
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So the rock is Pukani that I bought it has all sorts of crud and some shells and sponges and all that stuff all over it, I do have it curing now in a bin with water and heater and a couple powerheads, sorry for the late post but I just barely got the email today that you responded.
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Where did you buy it from?
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It was bought from brs.
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