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Unread 03/20/2017, 12:45 PM   #7
Kaimana969
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Originally Posted by ca1ore View Post
Your confusion probably stems from the imprecise use of the terms. Back when the vast majority of live rock came in fresh from the ocean, it was necessary to 'cure' it of all the dead and decaying organisms that didn't survive the trip. This was a grubby and smelly process and best done in vats in the garage (assuming proper temperatures). Today, most rock is either dry or aqua farmed, and doesn't really need to be cured. Dry rock may benefit from a FW soak, but I'd not view this a curing. Cycling is the process of building up adequate populations of bacteria for the tanks bio-filter. Dry rock has no bacteria so requires starting from scratch; live rock may give you a head start.
I understand that curing is killing off all bad stuff off of the rock and cycling is building up good bacteria. However Neptune Aquatics told me just to place the rock straight into the tank and start to cycle, without curing first. Isn't that asking for trouble?


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