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Hi all..

Currently i have a bucket of dead rocks baked in the sun for weeks.. they are totally white in colour now..

Planning to use them to setup my marine back in school in a few months time..

anyone can advise how can i get them cycled?

Is it just by throwing them into a tank with salt water and good circulation? need skimmer or whatever stuffs? should i be prepared for some foul smelling :sick: odour?

for your inputs please.. thanks! :)

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Additional questions:

Picked some dead coral skeletons from beach, are they counted as dead rocks?

Able to cure to liverocks?

can throw them into sump for curing after in the sun for 2 weeks?

Project R.E.

Main Tank: 48" x 18" x 24" 12mm with external overflow piping

Sump Tank: 28" x 14.5" x 12" (3 compartments)

Lightings: T5 HO - Hopar 3* 39w + ATI 2* 54w

Skimmer: Skimz Bullet Beckett

Chiller: Resun CL-650 (28 - 29 °C)

Wavemakers: 2* Seio M620 + 1* Hydor K2 (7100 litre / hr)

Fluidized Reactor: Skimz FR (currently empty)

Pumps: 1x Rio 32HF (Skimmer), 1x Rio 20HF (Return & Chiller)

Filtration: more than 80kg LRs, chaeto

Water Circulation: ~ 4000 litre / hr

Future Plans: additional wavemaker, DIY algae scrubber, DIY overflow box

Previously:

Project R : 36" x 12" x 24" 10mm reef

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Is it just by throwing them into a tank with salt water and good circulation? need skimmer or whatever stuffs? should i be prepared for some foul smelling  odour?

The procedure you describe applies to curing uncured live rock. Since your rock is dried and dead it is going to take many months for it to gain any semblance of life. I suggest you rinse clean your present rock thoroughly and soak it for several weeks in a tub of freshwater, changing the water regularly. The re-hydration of dried dead organisms will cause the water to foul repeatedly.

Once the rock doesn't foul the water anymore and you're absolutely sure there is no more decay, you can add it to your saltwater setup and build fresh live rock over it. Over many months your live rock will seed your dead base rock until it becomes live again.

saltwateraquariumhobby.com -- a work in progress!

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