Cycling of DeadRocks..

[betaFISH]

My liferocks are dead..roughly how long before i can put them back into my tank?

How long does it take to cycle a dead rock?(is it possible?)

[AlfaRomeo]

hmmm , what do you mean by deadrock? can elaborate pls? or we can advice you accurately..

[betaFISH]

i bought liferocks..but everythign on it died..including algae etc..cause i left it without sun and bubbles..big mistake..

[AlfaRomeo]

Meaning it stinks now? if so, can put in more circulation of the water and the stink will go away. I think your rocks are still cycling and its not really dead now. How long have your rocks beeb in your tank? New rocks i guess?

[roidan]

very difficult to pinpoint a time that cycling is over...

depending on how much dying materials are there in the rocks now...

use test kits....but as long as the water is smelly...dun bother using test kit, means definitely not ready yet..

when the water doesn't smell and water is quite clear and transparent, then you use test kit to confirm it...

[betaFISH]

Testkits?..Currently do not have one..but it is in a seperate pail..And everything died on it including the purple coraline algae..The last time i changed the water the rock was totally black..And the smell was horrible..And my water turned solid black..Any idea what i should do with it? AT said once that i could recycle it..but does anyone know how long roughly it would take?