Best way to keep LR?

[Brandonb]

Hello,

I've recently bought about 22 pounds of "fully cured" (about 8-10 years
in well-maintained reef tanks I'm told) live rock from a local
enthusiast who is downsizing. I bought it with the idea of getting a 55g
tank I have up and running as a FOWLR tank. I made sure to get the rock
with water and so far has not had to be outside of the water.

Shortly after purchasing it, I found out I will need to be moving as
soon as the house can get sold so I figured it would not be a good idea
to get this tank filled and started quite yet until it can be in a
stable environment/location.

I still want to go ahead with my plan for the tank but need to put it
off some weeks so I would not like to sell the rock off again. However,
I've never had to keep just LR on its own before. It is still in the
container I brought it home in (a tall clean wastebasket used to store
water) covered completely with water. I have a heater, airstone (lack
of surface area), and a powerhead in with the rock. It is in a place
with rather low abient lighting and mostly shadows with no direct light
whatsoever. Is there a better way to be keeping the rock? do I need to
actually do water changes as opposed to just replacing evap? There are
no fish and I cannot see any other critters but my view is rather limited.

If you haven't guess well before now, I'm new to the marine world, but
have some FW experience.

Thanks for any suggestions,

Brandonb

[CheezWiz]

Just keep the salinity and PH good and I think you will be fine. No need for
water changes...
You have taken care of the important parts, circulation and temperature..

CW
"Brandonb" > wrote in message
...
> Hello,
>
> I've recently bought about 22 pounds of "fully cured" (about 8-10 years in
> well-maintained reef tanks I'm told) live rock from a local enthusiast who
> is downsizing. I bought it with the idea of getting a 55g tank I have up
> and running as a FOWLR tank. I made sure to get the rock with water and so
> far has not had to be outside of the water.
>
> Shortly after purchasing it, I found out I will need to be moving as soon
> as the house can get sold so I figured it would not be a good idea to get
> this tank filled and started quite yet until it can be in a stable
> environment/location.
>
> I still want to go ahead with my plan for the tank but need to put it off
> some weeks so I would not like to sell the rock off again. However, I've
> never had to keep just LR on its own before. It is still in the container
> I brought it home in (a tall clean wastebasket used to store water)
> covered completely with water. I have a heater, airstone (lack of surface
> area), and a powerhead in with the rock. It is in a place with rather low
> abient lighting and mostly shadows with no direct light whatsoever. Is
> there a better way to be keeping the rock? do I need to actually do water
> changes as opposed to just replacing evap? There are no fish and I cannot
> see any other critters but my view is rather limited.
>
> If you haven't guess well before now, I'm new to the marine world, but
> have some FW experience.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
>
> Brandonb

[BiG Orange]

Most people agree that the grey commercial rubbermaid containers are needed
to store the live rock. Anything else may leech stuff into the water which
obviously gets in the rock.

Too bad you didn't ask and then do.

[Brandonb]

Agreed. Unfortunately I had the rock before I found out I would be
needing to keep it out of the tank for a while. The original plan was to
get it in a tank near immediately.

Brandonb


BiG Orange wrote:
> Most people agree that the grey commercial rubbermaid containers are needed
> to store the live rock. Anything else may leech stuff into the water which
> obviously gets in the rock.
>
> Too bad you didn't ask and then do.

[CheezWiz]

Never heard that...
Except for Metal containers
"BiG Orange" > wrote in message
...
> Most people agree that the grey commercial rubbermaid containers are
> needed to store the live rock. Anything else may leech stuff into the
> water which obviously gets in the rock.
>
> Too bad you didn't ask and then do.
>
>
>

[CheezWiz]

If the container was used to store water for the previous owner, then I
highly doubt it is going to leech anything.
If it does, then the rock is contaminated already from the previous owner
storing his/her water in it (and their tank would have been dead already.

Most consumer plastic "Rubbermaid" types of trash cans are plenty inert
enough to do what you are doing. They are used all over the web for water
storage, refugiums, etc.. If there were such problems, then why are so many
successful with such a wide range of plastics....

>> Too bad you didn't ask and then do.
So I would have to say that Most people do not agree on that and BigO is
just trying to make you feel bad. Sure is a self righteous statement huh?

"Brandonb" > wrote in message
...
> Agreed. Unfortunately I had the rock before I found out I would be needing
> to keep it out of the tank for a while. The original plan was to get it in
> a tank near immediately.
>
> Brandonb
>
>
> BiG Orange wrote:
>> Most people agree that the grey commercial rubbermaid containers are
>> needed to store the live rock. Anything else may leech stuff into the
>> water which obviously gets in the rock.
>>
>> Too bad you didn't ask and then do.

[George Patterson]

BiG Orange wrote:
> Most people agree that the grey commercial rubbermaid containers are needed
> to store the live rock.

No they don't.

George Patterson
"Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got
no clothes on - and are up to somethin'.

[BiG Orange]

> No they don't.
>
> George Patterson

I have read NUMEROUS posts on reef central that said to use the GREY
commercial containers because some of the plastic containers leech toxins.

[CheezWiz]

Yeah,

That is what science refers to as "Anecdotal Evidence"
Can any of those posters back up the claims with some scientific evidence?
Lab tests and such?

Companies are so afraid of being sued these days that you could probably eat
a plastic household garbage can with no ill effects...<sarcasm but still
probably true>

Food Service FDA approved containers are what the aluminum foil hat wearing,
RF-ID fearing folks at RC are talking about. But the come in many colors...

CW

"BiG Orange" > wrote in message
...
>> No they don't.
>>
>> George Patterson
>
> I have read NUMEROUS posts on reef central that said to use the GREY
> commercial containers because some of the plastic containers leech toxins.
>
>

[BiG Orange]

> Food Service FDA approved containers are what the aluminum foil hat
> wearing, RF-ID fearing folks at RC are talking about. But the come in many
> colors...

Some people probably have a much larger investment in their tanks than you
and are not willing to risk it over a cheap container.

[CheezWiz]

Some people just have more money to waste on senselessness..

CW
"BiG Orange" > wrote in message
...
>> Food Service FDA approved containers are what the aluminum foil hat
>> wearing, RF-ID fearing folks at RC are talking about. But the come in
>> many colors...
>
> Some people probably have a much larger investment in their tanks than you
> and are not willing to risk it over a cheap container.
>
>

[George Patterson]

BiG Orange wrote:
>
> I have read NUMEROUS posts on reef central that said to use the GREY
> commercial containers because some of the plastic containers leech toxins.

It's one hell of a jump from that to "most people agree." If you get one clown
that states this authoritatively, half the people that reads it will start doing
the same thing (just like you just did).

George Patterson
"Naked" means you ain't got no clothes on; "nekkid" means you ain't got
no clothes on - and are up to somethin'.