• Tricia7885

A friend gave me S.R.K. (dry reef rocks) that he once had in his aquarium. I want to set up a 40-liter aquarium. The question is what to do with the rock; it has visible dry plants and some white roots on it. I was thinking of soaking it, but my friend says to just rinse it in osmosis water and put it in the salted aquarium, suggesting that some hydrobionts might still come to life. Can you advise me on what to do? The rock has been dry for about 2 years; if I place it in the aquarium, will anything come to life, or will it just be a bunch of excess organic matter? Thank you.

Joshua

nothing, unfortunately, will come to life. there will be a lot of organic matter. some are messing with peroxide, I just launch it.

Ryan7682

Just to start it up? And how about the organic matter, does it take a long time to get back to normal? Although that's not even what worries me, I'm ready to wait a month for the nitrogen cycle to stabilize. What concerns me is what the smell in the apartment will be like.

Alicia5489

There will be no smell, the foam may go crazy.

Mario

I could certainly be outdated. But 40 liters of live rock for a couple of bucks. Give that dry rock to someone as a base for a big aquarium. Start it up classically and enjoy. Don't struggle with the last pennies; it won't bring you joy.

Andrea6761

as an option! However, I don't know if there are any shipments of J.K. (living stones) right now.

Judy

A 2 kg stone (and I also have a friend who has another 2 kg stone that I think I will buy). The advice is certainly useful, but the problem is that in my area, Transcarpathia, I haven't even heard if anyone keeps the sea.