LR with no skimmer

[Joe Fish]

I'm looking to add another 45lbs of LR to my tank, but if I buy it locally it's very expensive. If I buy it online I have to cure it again, last time I cured with my existing equipment. I don't have spare skimmer to use, what could I do?

 

[OCCFan023]

why would you need a skimmer when curing the rock?

All you need to cure the rock is a extra tub to fit it and a couple of powerheads for water movement; you dont need to skim while curing.

 

[Joe Fish]

I read that you did. If not than that's great. Now all I need is $200. Would I get better coraline growth when I add a PC light? If so I might get a better light fixture first. There are just so many things I would like and all of them are expensive.

 

[OCCFan023]

yea its a pretty expensive hobby.

coraline grows better under lower lighting conidtions, a smaller pc fixture will advance coraline more than the higher end lights.

 

[rohnds]

Protein skimmer is a vital equipment during curing live rocks. You can cure LRs w/o a skimmer but that would require more frequent water changes to remove the die off.
I have never cured LR w/o a skimmer but from I have read in sites like Krib and other, it require almost 100% daily water changes.

Rohn

 

[OCCFan023]

I have never cured LR w/o a skimmer but from I have read in sites like Krib and other, it require almost 100% daily water changes.

Rohn

I would perosonally rather do the w/c instead of putting my skimmer through that, but thats just personal preference. If you really dont want to do the w/cs you can take the skimmer off the tank for the time while it cures.

 

[wayne]

Depends how much stuff dies during curing, but certainly a skimmer can help ease the pain of water changes. You need to keep the water as good as you can while curing , otherwise a decent ammonia spike will kill a lot of what you've paid for.

 

[Joe Fish]

Good point wayne. I guess I could buy the cured stuff at the LFS just in smaller amounts because it's quite expensive.