Adding a new rock

[dmatt56]

Hello everyone,

 

My reef tank has been established for well over 3-5 years now (depending which tank the corals and rock came from).  I'd like to add ONE more larger rock to my tank.  What's the best way for doing this without adding a pest, aptasia, nitrate/phosphate spike, hitchhiker, copper treated rock, or other potential problem?

 

Should I just get a piece of dry rock and let it cure in my tank (180G)?

 

Thanks,

Matt

[hlem]

Cook it, literally take some rodi water, boil it, and put your rock in.

[trockafella]

Dry rock is by far the easiest and safest way. Cheaper too. What's the point of buying live rock to kill it all off.

[John Ford]

I've heard bad things about boiling rocks. I wouldn't do that

[John Ford]

Dry rock is by far the easiest and safest way. Cheaper too. What's the point of buying live rock to kill it all off.

+1

[epleeds]

Or get some real reef rock. No pests there. And it's already purple, not white

Edited June 22, 2014 by epleeds

[davelin315]

Just QT it like you would anything else. It is the same thing - most public aquariums quarantine everything including rock and sand.

[smallreef]

Get a cool piece of cerameco? Lol

Unless you already have a specific rock you want, I'd do that or a dry rock....

[Jason Rhoads]

Dry rock is by far the easiest and safest way. Cheaper too. What's the point of buying live rock to kill it all off.

I really wish we had a like button.  +1 to this.