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Gabrielle5053

how I did it: 1. Thoroughly washed all the stone under running water with a brush, cleaning everything that could be cleaned. 2. Soaked for 2 weeks in osmosis water with daily water changes (sometimes I forgot and it sat for 2 days... it smelled quite a bit). 3. Rinsed again under the tap and cleaned everything that had soaked with a brush. 4. Rinsed in osmosis water, dried, and glued the composition. I dried it outdoors and didn't put it in the oven because I was afraid of making the whole apartment smell. But the result is good; diatoms disappeared in a week, there were no cyanobacteria, filamentous algae, or other nonsense, and I started with clean dry reef rocks... although there were a lot of macroalgae at the beginning.

Hannah

Thank you for your response! As I understand, you didn't boil them. I read in one of the messages how SHARKHAN did it, but I might be mistaken about who wrote it; I don't remember. He mentioned that he just washed them well, cleaned them, and boiled them for a couple of hours before placing them in the aquarium, but I don't know if he soaked them beforehand. I just want to start with live rocks (J.K.) and dry reef rocks (S.R.K.).

Kevin

I rinsed it under the shower and put it in the aquarium. It didn't smell. S.R.K. (dry reef rocks) can also vary.

Lynn4242

Well, I did it as I described above; maybe the process can be simplified, but I haven't tried. I agree, it all depends on what kind of stone arrived.

Jason9385

If only I knew where to get such a stone. We don't have the option to choose in our city, so we have to order online. If you have any acquaintances or if you have purchased such a stone, please share a link. I would be grateful in advance.

Melissa3820

I took it from Sasha a. He is like that on the forum too - .

Crystal

Thank you, I will contact him regarding this issue. Can you also advise me, before adding live rocks (L.R.) and dry rocks (D.R.) to the water, should I add bacteria or some kind of microflora? If so, could you recommend a company to choose from? I read that some marine aquarium enthusiasts add the following before starting: Nite-Out II 4oz Gel Filter Cartridge Inoculant 4 oz Bacterial Aquarium Bcer 4oz Special Blend 4oz

Aaron580

I have heard good reviews about S.R.K. (dry reef rocks) more than once, and he even has ready-made compositions... we chose what we liked and that's it.

Amber9312

If there are live rocks, then ideally no additives are needed.

Jamie3553

As far as I know from your topic, your "S.R.K. (dry reef rocks)," which was purchased from a, has been in the aquarium for a long time and has almost become L.K. (live rocks). So do not mislead people.

Angel2396

I don't understand where the misleading information is here. I personally took dry reef rocks (S.R.K.) twice, and my fellow countrymen also got dry reef rocks (S.R.K.) from him. They are excellent, lightweight, porous, and full of holes. I rinsed them and put them in the aquarium; after 4-5 months of maturation and revival, you can't tell them apart from live rocks (J.K.). I didn't do any special treatment, just rinsed them under running water with a brush, let the water drain for an hour, and that was it. I added them to the matured reef. The first batch was 7 kg in a 400-liter aquarium. The second was 11 kg in a 700-liter aquarium. I didn't notice any load on the aquarium.

Dawn6148

Here is a good topic. Read it. I will say my piece - I would advise you to use S.R.K. (dry reef rocks) as a substrate for J.K. (live rocks). Ideally, just J.K. (live rocks).

Daniel9952

Off-topic The introduction is that this "S.R.C. (dry reef stones)" was in an active aquarium and all the nastiness that was in it has long since disappeared. Therefore, I ask you not to confuse DryReefStone with the stone that has been in the aquarium for a long time. By definition, it can no longer be S.R.C. (dry reef stones). Please read the topic on starting an aquarium by Starcomputer carefully.

Ryan1989

I specifically ask you not to mislead and NOT TO CONFUSE! This concerns you directly, read the topic carefully or better yet, ask him yourself. post #10, post #28 post #277 post #477 and only in one instance he said that he took a used stone, and even then just a little, as far as I know, and put it in the aquarium with his own, and that is less than a third of a third. post #176 So, dear, I will simply tell you not to stir the waters!